Socrates the Martyr of Faith
If one has read Apology many people might view Socrates as a martyr of philosophy. He argued for truth over happiness and advocated civil disobedience for the sake of freedom. However, attributes such as moral courage are wrongly ascribed to Socrates. Socrates, if anything, was not a martyr of truth, nor philosophy, but rather a martyr of Faith. Because the underlying motivation for Socrates was that an objective morality existed. But isn't this strange? Socrates is famous for his wisdom: that the only thing he knew was that he knew nothing. Then how is it that he came to resolutely believe that one must never do wrong willingly, even if it prevents a greater wrong? How did he come to firmly "know" that some actions were wrong in the first place? In Crito and other related texts, we see how Socrates Faith blinds him to the fact that he has no proof that his own ethical subjectivism is equal to objective morality. Of course, (Gettier cases) and that Socrates may have been correct. Maybe it is objectively immoral to commit any form of wrong. Perhaps objective morality is based on deontology instead of consequentialism. However, the day prior to his execution, Socrates could have no way of knowing this unless through divine revelation, meaning Faith. In an ironic turn of events, Socrates was condemned for being impious, yet accepted his condemnation because he was pious.
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