Brief Summary And Analysis Of Socrates The Apology

The Apology is an account of the speech Socrates makes at his trial in which he is charge with the following, he busies himself studying things in the sky and below the earth, he makes the worse into the stronger argument and teaches the same thing to others. Name of this dialogue comes from the Greek "apologia," which translates to defense, or speech made in defense. With that being said, Socrates does not seem remorseful during his speech. However his only concern was to defend himself against the charges labeled against him by Meletus. Nevertheless Before the jury, Socrates explains that he has no earlier experience in court. He then continues to say that he will speak in the way he knows. He said that his behavior …show more content…
He also told the jurymen who voted against him that they have harmed themselves much more than they have harmed him. They say: " that man Socrates is a pestilential fellow who corrupts the young. If one ask them what he does and what he teaches to corrupt them, they are silent, as they do not know, but, so as to not seem loss they mention their accusations that are available against all philosophers about "things in the sky and below the earth", about "not believing in the gods" and "making the worse the stronger argument" "(23d). Socrates is again saying that what he is accuse of is general and common among philosophers. He is accuse of that because there is really nothing that he has done. Socrates in other words is saying I am not guilty of what I am charge with. He continues in (24a) saying that he is not hiding anything and that he is being truthful. And he knows his behavior makes him not likeable and its evidence that he is telling the truth. "Socrates is guilty of corrupting the young and of not believing in the gods in whom the city believes; but in other new spirits