Philosophical Dictionary

Socrates is the go-to proof that democracy can't be trusted: the wisest man in Athens, killed by a jury of ordinary citizens. The surviving sources tell a messier story, involving a bloody oligarchic coup, an amnesty nobody could mention in court, and a philosopher who defied both sides. So who really sentenced him?

Why was Socrates accused of seducing the youth of Athens? What does that mean? We explain this with the help of a meme.