Religiosidad socrática y felicidad

Abstract

Socratic religiosity and happiness

The accusations that were made against Socrates in his trial give some clues that can help us understand what his religiosity was really about. The aim of this paper is to offer a detailed analysis of these accusations in order to conclude that Socrates created his own ideas and he aimed to prove that those were his particular means to achieve happiness. The fact that Socrates focus on them in the final part of Plato’s Apology, creating a link between them, shows the extent of his beliefs. His final goal was to establish in a subtly but revolutionary way a new morality that would lead to happiness, guided by his divine sign, in order to achieve eternal eudaimonia in the afterlife, for himself and all of those who followed his precepts.