Apology

I chose to write about the Apology of Socrates. This is about Socrates where he was trying to defend himself from the Athenian Council. Socrates was accused of an evil-doer and teaches the aforesaid doctrines to others. He was also accused of “a curious person, who searches into things under the earth and heaven, and he makes the worse appear the better cause.” Meletus and Anytus were two of the accuser. At the end Socrates made a speech about apologizing how he speak normal in front of…

Taylor Samec Professor Deen Introduction to Philosophy 21 September 2016 Apology Thesis: Socrates tries to prove he is not guilty by making statements to Meletus. It ends with Meletus agreeing with Socrates’ statements. Meletus ends up being portrayed as a fool that does not know much because Socrates keeps making claims that Meletus does not argue back. What or who is considered a positive influence on the youth? This is the first question Socrates asks Meletus. Meletus responds…

In the Apology, by Plato, Socrates makes two particular claims about himself. The first is that he does not know anything and the second is that he is wiser than every man in Athens. While these two claims may seem contradicting to one another because of our traditional conviction of relating wisdom to knowledge, Socrates refutes this correlation with his Socratic Paradox; which instead correlates knowledge with virtue and ignorance with evil. We learn about Socrates’ notion of wisdom through…

Set during the socratic age of philosophy, The Apology by Plato chronicles the trial of Socrates on the charges of corruption of youth and not believing in the Gods. Plato, a young follower and apprentice of Socrates, documents the trial in its’ entirety from beginning to the unfortunate end in which Socrates is sentenced to death. The Apology is the trial of Socrates on a very basic and literal level but upon further inspection, one comes to realize that not only the philosopher is on trial but…

of truth” (PORTRAIT OF SOCRATES;SIR R. W. LIVINGSTONEp1.) In this assignment I will briefly explain what happened in the trail of Socrates as written by Plato, as well as what the different roles of philosophy as highlighted by Socrates in the apology. Role of philosophy is the caring of the human soul, and the moral virtue that a person attains through a philosophical life. Socrates’ promotion of the pursuit of wisdom supported this role, as wisdom was necessary for virtue. The role was…

Shame and Its Prevalence Throughout “The Apology” There is this philosophical endeavor to investigate emotions and how they are applicable to a person’s identity, shame being one of the emotions (“Emotion: Philosophical Definition”). In the chapter “Apology” from 4 Texts on Socrates by Plato, Plato focuses on how Socrates proves to be Athen’s highly intelligent educator, so that Socrates can overcome the shame that he has for the city. Similarly, shame also occurs in this chapter because it…

Ignorance is when an individual believes he knows what he does not know. Ignorance can be found in Plato’s Apology. Playa was Socrates most known pupil. Socrates shows us that even the wisest man had no more wisdom than himself and that he was truly worthless. People often choose to be ignorant. I believe this is true because of what people think of themselves…

In Plato’s dialogue Apology, Socrates stands trail to defend himself from the accusations of “corrupting the youth” and disregarding the Gods of the state. In his speech he tells the jury that an oracle at Delphi told Chaerephon a friend of Socrates that Socrates is a man of wisdom and no man is wiser than he is. To prove this cannot be true Socrates conducts cross examinations to find someone who is wiser than he is. Through these examinations Socrates mission and main points are to help people…

In the Apology, Socrates is brought forth in the court of law under multiple accusations, both past and present. Socrates has been given the chance to answer a series of questions to clarify the choices of his blunt actions and statements. This paper will examine the reasons Socrates gives to support the Oracle of Delphi’s view of him being the wisest of all. Socrates provides multiple reasons to support the oracle’s statement; this includes his first examination with the politician and how he…

Socrates commences by making a serious request to the jury to listen to him. He also asks them to forgive him if he begins to talk in the way he usually does. The people accusing him have already spoken out against him. They warn the jury of his persuasive way of speaking and how he might seem convincing as he is professing his innocence. Socrates states he does not speak eloquently. He says he will speak so that everyone to understand why he believes he is innocent. He even believes the…