Apology

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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…

An Honorable Death Are you willing to be prosecuted as an honorable person or run away from death to live the remaining time of your life as a coward? This was the case for Socrates, an honorable philosopher, that chose prosecution for his beliefs in his own motherland by his own people because of the threat he was becoming to the leaders. It was a difficult decision for Socrates friends and family to accept his prosecution but according to Crito, one of Socrates friends, he decided to…

In the sections 64-67 of “Phaedo” by Plato from Athens provides argues why a person that has practiced philosophy should be pleased and hopeful when approaching death. The arguments are presented through a dialogue between Socrates and two characters (Cebes and Simmias) while imprisoned, as the three await for the recently ingested poison to take full effect. Plato provides support to the main argument through five points: first, a definition of death; second, matters that concern philosophers;…

Over the years we have had many amazing leaders. Socrates was a very intelligent man who was to early for his time. He was trying to help his people, but they didn't like his help so he was unfairly punished and died for what he thought was good. Socrates started of by telling the people not to judge. He needed them to know that he was speaking the truth and that the truth gave him power. He wanted to share everything he knew with them and asked them to listen. He heard the rumors that…

In the year 399 B.C Socrates was brought before a jury of about 500 of his peers and sentenced to death. His crimes were impiety, worshiping new gods, and corrupting the youth of Athens. it is seemingly unusual that these crimes would lead to a death sentence especially since Athens was a democracy that prided itself greatly on freedom of speech, and technically all that Socrates did was talk. But after reading the history of the years surrounding Socrates death it is not at all difficult to…

Socrates applies a rhetoric called elenchus that counters the popular Sophist rhetoric of the time. Elenchus introduces a method of debate based on utilizing questions and answers that inspire analytical thinking and tests the credibility of the opponent’s prior dialogue. In short, Socrates continuously “investigate[s] the question” (Line 348a). Socrates himself never explicitly states his opinion, but simply restates the declarations of the three interlocutors: Cephalus, Polymarchus, and…

Response Three: The Use of the Personal Voice in Writing Socrates whole argument stems from an ancient tale that begins in the Egyptian city of Naucratictis. He speaks about a God (Theuth) and how he was an inventor of many arts, calculations and such but his greatest discovery was writing. Phaedrus first reaction to Socrates’ tale about Theuth holds a great amount of accusation of fallacy. Was the myth simply made up to add to Socrates’ own ideas and thoughts when it has come to his…