Apology Letter Essay

Socrates then moves his focus on the argumentation on to Meletus directly; he engages Meletus, in a defense dialogue, in which he focuses in two main points. Socrates first point states that no man wishes to be harmed or evil upon himself. He mentions that if he does evil, evil in turn will come back to him to hurt him. Hence, he states that for him to intentionally corrupt the youth is unlikely, for if he did corrupt the youth it was done unintentionally and if it was unintentional, then…

In Plato's The Trial and Death of Socrates, he recounts the leading up to the Greek philosopher’s, Socrates, death in 399 B.C. and exposes the reader to many of his theories, ideologies, and thoughts as he is trialed and sentenced to death. In Crito Socrates states “the most important thing is not life, but the good life.” (48b) When faced with death or fleeing he Socrates shows us that he is able to face death knowing that he has live a “good life”. When we look back at our live and see that we…

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…

Humans have a tendency to let certain strong emotions or feeling take control of them and affect them in many ways. These emotions can act as a type of barrier to understanding and comprehending reality. In the book The Apology of Socrates, Meletus of the prosecution is blinded and sees reality in a distorted sense due to his large pride and hatred against Socrates. Meletus is the “representative”, in a sense, for the poets who Socrates insulted by insinuating that the poets were not wise.…

In The Trials of Socrates by Plato, a common theme arises among the three Platonic dialogues Apology, Crito, and Phaedo Death Scene: injustice. Apology details the trial of Socrates, and displays how the philosopher defended himself, and his character, against unfounded accusations. Crito narrates the interaction between Crito and Socrates, in which Crito tries to persuade the condemned to commit an unjust action in exchange for his freedom. Phaedo Death Scene recounts the execution of Socrates…

Death of “the” Scholar Socrates is well known for his ideas that went against the norm. He was a Greek philosopher, believed to have played a major role in shaping Western beliefs. During his time period, Socrates ideas were viewed as irrational and provocative. The Athenian Government believed that Socrates was corrupting and impose ideas to the young that went against their own beliefs. Therefore he was tried and executed. But instead of allowing some other ignorant men to take his life…

Alien anatomy Howling in pain, The Kraythonian staggered into the surgery clutching his upper right arm with upper and lower left hands. Dr Carl Peters slipped on the translator headset. His speech needed to be precise, clear, un-rushed. Miss-translation could have unfortunate consequences. "Hello sir. What appears to be the problem?" A wall-mounted speaker bellowed grunts and gargles, an interpretation of Dr Peter's words in Kraythonian tongue. The Kraythonian barked and growled a response,…

For every teacher one may have, there is always a wiser teacher. Socrates is the wiser teacher to the city state of Athens. Socrates is a man who has been teaching his ways of questioning to students for over 25 years in the Agora. People have created accusations such as corrupting the youth and in not believing the gods. Why have Socrates put on trial now? At Socrates's trial, both the defense and prosecution have provided strong evidence, but the prosecution was not as strong as the defense.…

Socrates asks an interesting question which is; “[W]hy should we pay so much attention to what “most people” think?” -Socrates, In Plato's Crito (CA. 390 B.C.). Although, Socrates wasn't widely liked he debated long and deeply before ultimately making his decision to die or not. He believed that the state would be destroyed if people did not obey laws. I believe this argument to be flawed because Laws are put in place to keep citizens safe and governed. If people did not obey laws that would…

Crito: My Argument With Socrates I would first like to start my argument with capitulation; for I do not believe that Socrates, at the heart of his argument, was wrong. Although my knowledge of that heart may be false, thus so may my beliefs, I must still put in the effort and play my role as devil’s advocates by trying to convince a long dead man to do something I believe would have been wrong. My first argument with Socrates is whether he ever truly intended to be swayed, or if his mind had…