Apology

An example of this is shown in 20e-21b of the Apology (Plato), where Socrates refers to his friend Chaerephon approaching the oracle of Apollo at Delphi to inquire on the level of Socrates’ wisdom. He asks whether any man was wiser then him, ‘and the Pythian replied that no one was wiser’ (Plato 21a)…

Reading Response: The Apology Analysis “Why does Socrates believe himself to be innocent?” The Apology is a record of Socrates defense to his jurors who had charged him with impiety. When taken before the court, a major part of his defense, is that the Oracle at Delphi proclaims him to be the wisest man alive. Later the Oracle gives the reason that he is wise explaining “He, O men, is the wisest, who, like Socrates, knows that his wisdom is in truth worth nothing.”. While this statement is a…

In the apology, Socrates arguments against the charges of corruption of the youth was that the youth follow him around when he is speaking and he can not force them to go away. This point makes sense, because Socrates can not force the kids to do anything that they do not want to do. However, I believe that this argument is not strong enough to help clear the charge against him. Then, Socrates asked Meletas that if he really thought about corruption then he must have thought about improvement,…

During the start of class week four we started our discussion on the reading, The Apology, by Plato. We brought up some key points to pay attention for when reading, and also some vocab words to help us better understand the text. One of the words we mentioned was exordium, and how the goal of this action was to gain your attention. Focusing more on the reading we discussed how Socrates age should have played a “trump” card in his trial. In some cultures age is well respected, and elders of that…

In Plato’s “Apology of Socrates,” Socrates is being put to trail for a number of contrived, almost fictional reasons. He’s being accused of strange charges, including impiety and “corrupting the youth”. Regarding his alleged impiety, where he is defending himself against Meletus, he states “is there anyone who believes in what is associated with human beings, but who doesn’t believe in human beings?” This defense proves right on Socrates’ part due to his own of beliefs of how the sun and moon…

and politicians, and Lycon, speaking for the rhetoricians/orators. I believe these men slandered Socrates’s name by accusing him of corrupting the youth of Athens and not believing in Athenians Gods, but his own. Based on my reading of Plato’s Apology, I argue that Socrates is innocent of these accusations and should not have died in the name of them, but even in death, Socrates voice has become stronger…

history, both ancient and modern, there have been few literary works composed as notable nor influential as Machiavelli’s consummate discussion of politics, known as the Prince. Equally if not more significant, however, is Plato’s account of the Apology by Socrates and the subsequent events illustrated by the famous Greek philosopher in Crito between Socrates and his titular comrade. Both texts, being written in times of abundant political alteration and conflict, make powerful statements about…

“I found that those who had the highest reputation were nearly the most deficient, while those who were thought to be inferior were more knowledgeable.” (Apology, 22.a) Plato states that the best way for a philosopher to survive is to remain a private figure, therefore, those who claimed to practice philosophy with high reputations, such as sophists, were false philosophers. Aristophanes describes the fame…

Socrates' Untimely End In Plato's The Apology, Socrates is taken to court and prosecuted for "Corrupting the minds of the youth". By expanding the minds of his students through allowing them to look at the world a little different and question it instead of blindly accepting it. He lets them wonder and ponder on whether the way things are, is truly the way things should be or is there more to the world then what has been told to them growing up. Even though Socrates has never been put on trial…

Socrates, comes to visit Socrates in hopes of helping Socrates escape from his impending execution. Crito argues that not escaping from prison and avoiding his execution would be unjust. Socrates’ refusal to escape death relates to the maxim in the “Apology” through Crito’s arguments that if Socrates didn’t escape then he would be aiding in his own demise, allowing his children to be raised without him, and making his friends look like they didn’t care about him. The first argument Crito makes…