Socrates’ Ideas as Being Radical or Controversial

Socrates belief on the gods relationship with the Greeks

Believed the gods may reward and aid the Greeks

Does Socrates criticise civic deities

He never explicitly criticises the civic deities or appears to be impious, let alone deny their existence

Why did some view Socrates as a threat

Some believe that the threat to the Athenian authorities was the possibility of a spread in this questioning of the traditional attitude towards the gods

Which types of individuals did Socrates surround himself with

individuals who turned against democracy in Athens, such as Critias and Alcibiades, the latter of whom was due to be tried for religious charges that were anti-democratic but he fled before he had to

stand trial

What did Socrates’ charges include

Socrates’ charges included impiety and the introduction of new gods as well as the corruption of young men