Throughout the events of the trial, as well as the events leading up to the trial, both sides were quite hypocritical, although Socrates willingly became hypocritical in order to expose the hypocrisy of the government. Whether Socrates was successful or not in this attempt is entirely up to the interpretation of the reader of this book as well as the other historical accounts of this event. However, no matter what one believes the outcome to be, the intentions of Socrates are fairly clear. Simply speaking, Socrates purposely antagonized the jury, risking his own hypocrisy and life, in order to shame the “great democracy” loved by all in the city of Athens.

edom of speech. The Trial of Socrates gives some insight into the ironies behind this famous trial.

This book was written in an easy to understand and very informative manner. The author clearly displayed his expertise in the subject matter he was writing about. The book contained, despite the fact that very few documents exist on this trial,a good description on everything that led up to the trial and execution of Socrates. Stone used mostly primary sources in which he often referred to in his quotations. The two main primary sources that were used and cited were the works of Plato and Xenophon’s, Apology. Other notable primary sources that were frequently used included a speech by Aeschines, “The Clouds” by Aristophanes, and Plato’s, Euthyphro. Stone did not use many secondary sources in this book. The only major source cited was

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