Which of the following is generally held to reveal Socrates’ commitment to the values of the polis?

a. his insistence that he had greatly benefited Athens
b. his belief that most ordinary people were not capable of self-government
c. his attacks against the illogic of fellow Athenians’ philosophical ideas
d. his refusal to flee after being sentenced to death by a jury

Answer: d

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