"The Clouds" by Aristophanes, is a play centrally concerned
with education. Aristophanes employs satire to illustrate his
conservative beliefs. It is intended to show readers that in the
tendency to philosophical subtleties lies the neglection of the
real needs of the Athenians. According to Aristophanes,
philosophical speculation only acts to shake the established
foundations of accepted religion, gods, and ideals of morality.
Specifically, as it was even discused in "The Apology,"
Aris...
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