Why Philosophers Would Question Traditional Beliefs

Socrates and Sophists like Protagoras would start questioning traditional beliefs at this particular point because Athens had just lost a major war which left Athens without their empire, wealth, and power. Since this was such a major loss, the people began to question whether their democratic government was truly going to work for them anymore. The loss made them lose faith in their strength and abilities in their government and the leaders at hand. This is when the philosophers decided to question their lifestyles and seek the truth. The philosophers focused on logic and reason to determine their state of mind. The ideas philosophers had was very new to the Greeks because nobody questioned their beliefs and morals the way philosophers had like Socrates and Protagoras. These philosophers wanted people to think for themselves on what they believe. This was so new that many people began to threaten philosophers for questioning the morals and beliefs that the Greeks always had. It was intimidating to people and many disagreed with this idea, but others began to trust and believe the philosophers point of views.