Virtual Assignment #3

At this point in history people, all became immoral and became subject to mob rule.  this is where people all started to listen solely to the politicians, and the politicians could control the masses.  This eventually led to the generals of the war being imprisoned, unfairly tried, and condemned to death for not retrieving their soldiers who fell overboard in the stormy weather.  In this trial, Socrates knew the truth of the matter, but the people still agreed with the politicians in that the generals should be imprisoned instead of regarded as heroes.  Socrates knew that they should not be tried because all of these people were caught up in the mob mentality.  Socrates, however, did not get caught up in this mentality because he was an independent thinker.  He could control his fate, and he knew the truth.  He began to question the world because as the people got more and more caught up in this mob mentality, they became more immoral, and Socrates believed that there were standards for justice and he often challenged the greeks to go further and examine their moral characteristics.