Socrates Criticisms Of The Apology By Plato

The Apology written by Plato is about the defense of the philosopher Socrates in front of the folk court of Athena. Socrates' open criticisms directed to top Greek politicians had created many enemies. Thus, he was brought to court and was accused about the lack of faith in gods and the corruption of young people. The accusations raised against Socrates may seem ridiculous to us nowadays because of the different democracy we now have, but in ancient Athens they viewed them as attitudes to the good of all. Socrates directly challenged his accusers by denying any charge. As a philosopher, he used his strategy of making questions to bring out the truth. The question Socrates asked and the cause-effect arguments that he brings on his defense are built with logic. One of the arguments to point out is the one related to the accuse of corruption of young people. According to Socrates, the corrupted one will always be corrupted. So, if he corrupted young people then those people would be again corrupted by powerful and rich ones …show more content…
Socrates did not do it because he would never want to oppose the rules of his city. And it was precisely his city that accused him: democratic Athens was afraid of that man not so much because he had "invented" philosophy, but because he was fused into the rules of democracy.
In The Apology, the great man appears who, defending himself, showed to mankind the corruption of the society and the politics of the time in which he lived and the human tendency towards evil while being aware of it. Socrates can be considered as an intellectual hero, a brave and devoted citizen. His voice is now heard by everyone thanks to Plato. Socrates's message is that citizens should react to injustice, deception, hypocrisy, to judges, prosecutors, and corrupted politicians. The crowd should be educated to become aware. Socrates teaches that those who make society will be the wise and the righteous