ce people to talk to him, and he did not harm those who did choose to talk to him. A Sophist would come to your services, and ask you what you wanted to argue for. Whether the subject is right or wrong, a Sophist would teach you how to argue for or against a certain point (Xenophon 45). Socrates would do no such thing. He would just hold a conversation with people, not arguing points, or teaching literal lessons, but he would just have certain discussions about certain issues. These discussions may even benefit a person, because what he is doing in his conversation, is making a person think for themselves about certain issues, and by doing this, that person may see something they have never noticed before. He almost makes people more open minded in their thoughts and actions. After hearing Socrates speak, a person should be able to decide for themselves if they want to take what he said seriously, or just forget everything he told them. If a certain person does not like what is being preached, they do not have to follow that person's preaching. Socrates was accused and found guilty of corrupting the youth of Athens. His activities were such that he was considered to have corrupted the children by talking to them, and passing down his knowledge. Not only is Socrates an extremely wise man, but he is also a good man. Socrates' activities were to teach the children of Athens various lessons that would improve the children, andthe future of the city. Teaching lessons is certainly beneficial to the pupil, because people spend their lives learning their own experiences, and the experiences of others. Since a person has the ability to listen to what they want to, and also to make their own decisions, so in effect Socrates can not harm any adult that he talks to, because they are mature enough to make their own decisions (Reeve 141). Socrates had a gift that was very unique, and there is no harm in expressing his gift to othe...
