philosophy Exam 1

Plato's apology, Euthyphro, crito, repbulic

What was Socrates accused of

Corrupting the youth, impiety, and sophistry

What does impiety mean?

What 2 arguments did socrates use to defend against corrupting the youth?

The horse trainer argument and the harm argument

What is the horse trainer argument

Socrates asks Meletus, “If you wanted to train a horse, who would you take it to?” A horse trainer, because horse trainers have expertise in that field. So the MAJORITY of people are ignorant about horse training, so that means that the MAJORITY is ignorant abs best f’s best for the youth.

what is the harm argument?