Plato’s Apology, is the account of Socrates defense during his historic trial in Athens. Socrates was charged with being a busy body, an atheist, and corrupting the young people of Athens. Truthfully, Socrates was not guilty of these things. Though, one could argue that he unwisely provoked his accusers, by antagonizing them during his trial. Socrates was put on the stand with the threat of death, if found guilty of his crimes. Knowing this, Socrates chose to stand there and give a speech that was not apologetic, but rather very sarcastic in tone. Why would he do this? Threat of death! But, he was unfazed by this. Because he knew, that in that moment, this was where he was supposed to be. Socrates was not a philosopher simply because he
