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Chaireph<strong>on</strong> goes to Delphi<br />
Temple of Apollo<br />
at Delphi<br />
“Oracle”: Pythian priestess answers questi<strong>on</strong>s<br />
Oracle at Delphi<br />
• Yes-or-No questi<strong>on</strong>s:<br />
• “Should I raise sheep?”<br />
• “Is the child Annyla is<br />
pregnant with my child?”<br />
• “Is now a good time to attack?”<br />
• “Is any<strong>on</strong>e wiser than <str<strong>on</strong>g>Socrates</str<strong>on</strong>g>?”<br />
• “No.” Missi<strong>on</strong> (33c)<br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>Socrates</str<strong>on</strong>g>’ Missi<strong>on</strong><br />
• What could that mean? How could it<br />
be true?<br />
• <str<strong>on</strong>g>Socrates</str<strong>on</strong>g> didn’t think he really knew<br />
anything.<br />
• <str<strong>on</strong>g>Socrates</str<strong>on</strong>g> knew that he didn’t know.<br />
• Gadfly: rouse Athenians to reflecti<strong>on</strong>.<br />
• God’s gift to Athens! (30e-31b)<br />
Resp<strong>on</strong>se to Formal Charges<br />
• Questi<strong>on</strong>s Meletus:<br />
• Corrupts the<br />
young?<br />
• Not intenti<strong>on</strong>ally.<br />
Examples?<br />
Alcibiades
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