公元前399年,雅典的哲学家苏格拉底被控告为“不敬神”和“腐蚀青年”。按照古代民主制的惯例,他的案件由501名普通市民组成的陪审团审判。法庭上没有法官,也没有律师,控告人和被告按规定时间发言。然后,不经过任何讨论,陪审团就投票并立即公布结果:法庭以281票的微弱多数通过判处苏格拉底死刑。多少世纪以来,这个导致苏格拉底服毒死亡的审判已成为雅典民主制的一个污点。这就是为什么柏拉图象他的老师苏格拉底一样藐视民主的一个原 In 399 BC, Socrates, a philosopher in Athens, was accused of “disrespecting God” and “corrupting youth.” According to ancient democratic conventions, his case was tried by a jury of 501 ordinary citizens. There are no judges or lawyers in the courts, and the accuser and the accused make their statements as scheduled. Then, without any discussion, the jury voted and immediately announced the result: The court sentenced Socrates to a death sentence of 281 by a flimsy majority. For many centuries this trial, which led to the death of Socrates, has become a stain on Athenian democracy. This is why Plato defied democracy as his teacher Socrates did