Apology Letter Essay

Prominent Russian scholar of antiquity Losev in one of his notes give an overall assessment of the content of "Apology of Socrates", stipulating that it should be allocated, on the one hand, art, and, on the other hand, the logical side. Losev said that artistically written by Plato, "Apology" will certainly commendable. Before us is a way of majestic and inflexible thinker, sentenced to death because of allegations that can not be described as miserable. Speech prosecutors at the trial of…

The death of Socrates was controversial even before it happened- the most well-known and widely read account on the subject is from Socrates himself, reported through Plato’s narration. The circumstances of the execution are contested not only in terms of determining historicity or discerning the historical fact, but also the manner of interpreting the content itself. Whether the death was a suicide, using the legal system as a noose instead of being found guilty and convicted; to what extent…

First, the primary accusation was brought by Meletus that Socrates did not believe in the God of Athens, which means as well that he is being accused of atheism. Meletus call that Socrates “did not believe in the gods of the city and doesn’t believe in other gods”. By Meletus claiming this of Socrates, at the same time he is accusing him for not believing in any God. Therefore, here we identify a contradiction within his accusation, as we see Socrates cannot at the same moment be an atheism and…

The term apology stems from the Greek word apologia which means ‘to defend’. In this essay I would like to explain why I believe that The Apology by Plato should be classified as pity and fear, in regards to Greek tragedy. I believe that this is true because I can personally empathize with Socrates; this will be discussed later on in this paper. A tragic hero is considered to be an individual with an intellectual flaw or error, Socrates fits this description; Socrates failed to understand that…

In Plato’s Apology, Socrates presents his audience with an argument to defend his feelings of content, calmness and honor when placed with the verdict of the death sentence. An argument is considered logically valid if the premises provided, necessarily, lead to its conclusion, and soundness of an argument can be established if its validity is recognized and all the premises are accepted as true. Socrates argues that death should be looked upon as a blessing. His claim is explicated through…

In the Apology the concept of “pursuer” death and “pursuer” wickedness is introduced after Socrates is handed his sentence in his trial. Socrates associates the “pursuer” wickedness with all the people that voted against him in his trial, along with his accusers. Socrates believes that it is more difficult to outrun the “pursuer” wickedness than it is to outrun the “pursuer” death but, Socrates explicitly states that he would rather be outrun by the pursuer of death, than be outrun by the…

This dialogue is sometimes referred to as Socrates swan song. It is Important to be familiar with a summary of the Phaedo. It takes place in the town of Phlius, Echecrates encounters Phaedo a friend of Socrates' who was there in his final hours. Echecrates wants to hear the story from a first-hand, and presses for information. Phaedo explains a number of Socrates' friends were gathered in his cell prior to his execution. Some of these people included Crito, and two philosophers who go by the…

Are you curious to know the different kinds of apologies in our society? Since we were little kids, one of the basic lessons that our parents have taught us is offering an apology when we had done something wrong. Seemingly, “ I am sorry” is a prevalent expression of human communication and people say it everywhere as well. But many of us have never thought about the message of our apologies and the circumstances in which it is used. Although the apology is extremely diversified, according to…

Socrates is convicted of corrupting the young and not believing in the gods of the city. During his trials, his “Apology,” a transliteration of the Greek word apologia, meaning defense consists of 3 parts. The first part would be his main speech, followed by his counter-assessment and finally his last words to the jury. Throughout the apology, Socrates explains how he benefits the citizens of Athens and helps them achieve happiness. The philosophy behind being happy has much more story and depth…

I think Socrates’ best argument is the one he made in response to the charge of corrupting the youth. Socrates responds to this charge in two parts. He first attempt to show that Meletus’ charge is frivolous on the grounds that Meletus does not care for the youths . Socrates claims that "Meletus is a doer of evil, and the evil is that he makes a joke of a serious matter . . . and professes concern and keen anxiety in matters about which he has never had the slightest interest." Socrates prove…