Is Socrates Subordinate To The Majority

Throughout the world history, the minority ought to be subordinate to the majority was long considered as an immutable rule to regulate various of society. Undoubtedly, there were a group of philosophers and scientists who maintained an opposite belief to the public, eventually fell victim to this fatuous rule and even suffered the death due to their mental conviction in the truth. Socrates, as one of the greatest philosophers in ancient Grace, still could not avoid this fate being hated among those unwise people. Although it is reasonable to understand why Socrates described himself as “gadfly”, which is excluded from the majority but always leading people head to the direction of truth and achieving happiness from the process of pursuing truth. Some people, from the current society, still hold the view that Socrates is guilty because of the social environment in ancient Greece. Nevertheless, the majority of Athen by that time should also undertake inescapable responsibilities of preventing their city becoming flourished. From my perspective, I tend to approve that Socrates is not guilty, but plays an active role in motivating teenagers. When facing the inexplicable accusation of corrupting youth and no believing in Gods, Socrates provided sufficient evidence to contradict the court and expose dark side of the jury. For instance, as what Socrates claimed that “if I corrupt some young men, then surely some of them who have grown elder realized my bad advice and should now come up here to accuse me”(37-d). But
Isn’t it ridiculous for our adults to believe such a conflict theory? However, despite the fact that Meletus’ opinion is untenable, Athen’s citizens are inclined to believe Socrates is convicted and cast their votes to sentence Socrates. Accordingly, Socrates’ wisdom was not appreciated by most Athens, due to the fact