The other purpose of his defense is to educate and challenge Athenians. Socrates stated his philosophy throughout the Apology. He was a street philosopher. He had discussion with anyone, shared his thoughts for free. And he was doing so in his defense. Socrates tried to persuade the jurors that he was a wise man, maybe the wisest man in the state because he was able to admit he had “no wisdom”. He said that “Meletus and Anytus will not injure me: they cannot; for it is not in the nature of things that a bad man should injure a better than himself. I do not deny that he may, perhaps, kill him, or drive him into exile, or deprive him of civil rights” (p.28). Socrates didn’t think he was here to be judged. He was stating his view of points, sharing
