Why Is Socrates Ideal Republic

After reading about Socrates ideal republic, I no longer wonder why Socrates was executed. The way he thinks and the ideas he expresses can be somewhat outlandish. Socrates way of thinking is original and helped shape the intellectual traditions in the west. Unfortunately, I disagree with some of the logic he uses and the ideas he suggests. Overall, The way Plato writes this piece is very smart for two reasons. The first reason is that it is written as a conversation. At this time, verbal communication is more credible than what is written down. Writing in this form reaches out to fellow Greeks because even though it is written down, it is like being spoken too. The second reason is that is written in a way to persuade those who were at that