PHIL 100 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Eiffel Tower, Meletus, Thought Experiment

• School: University of Maryland-Baltimore County
• Department: Philosophy
• Course: PHIL 100
• Professor: James Thomas

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The old charges against socrates say that he makes the weaker argument defeat the stronger argument. Socrates tries to find someone wiser than he is to prove that there"s someone wiser than he is. What examples does socrates use? i. i. i. i. The first new charge against socrates is he corrupts the youth. Socrates points out to meletus that he cannot be the only one who benefits the youth, for those who corrupt others, will harm you in return. However, socrates never admits that he didn"t corrupt the youth which makes his argument not as strong. The second charge is that he"s against the old gods and in favor of new gods. Socrates defends himself by arguing that if he so-called believed in no gods at all according to meletus, then he would need to believe in a different entity that was created by the gods. He questions meletus how he could believe in something different created by the.