Trial of Socrates

I read the book Plato , The Trial and Death Of Socrates. After reading this book I thought that socrates was someone who speaks the truth. An example from the book would be when he talks about corrupting the youth and that he was not an atheist at all. I felt like that he was saything this to preserve his own life ahead. In this paper I will be talking about the trial and the things being said before and after it. I will also be sharing my own opinion about what he could have said and or have…

Athens on Trial In 399 BCE a grave mistake was made by Athens which will go down in history. It was the trial and execution of Socrates, a great and mysterious philosopher. Socrates was charged and found guilty for not worshiping the gods and corrupting the mind of the youth. Both off the charges are trumped up or not true at all because he believed i vn the Oracle of Delphi but did not agree with what it was saying and that he did not tell the kids to follow what he was doing, they did it on…

The Trial and Death of Socrates? One might answer this question by examining how a man should live, to determine what a good life was like for him in Ancient Greece . The Trial and Death of Socrates written by Plato a student of Socrates is the account of his life, defense and death. This novel is written in four dialogues “Euthyphro, Apology, Crito and Phaedo.” These dialogues examine the ideas, philosophies and the way in which Socrates lived; through the perspective of Plato, for Socrates…

words are impactful to whomever they’re delivered. Admired are the individuals who realize a moment to persuade and seize it readily. Harvey Milk is one such individual. Milk’s role as a rhetorician can be likened to that of Socrates in Plato’s The Trial and Death of Socrates, and his speech works to address his historically situated audience, the San Francisco City citizens and government, and their largely anti-gay mentality, through…

Socrates is being tried for three key reasons. Corruption of the youth, questioning the will of the gods, and undermining democracy. Socrates was a very well-known teacher among his Athenian students but he did not act properly when he was around them. He was also known for his religious beliefs and disrespect to the gods. Socrates would sometimes even question the social order of the government. Socrates is guilty of these things and he should be tried for his wrongdoings. These different…

significance for them. One of the most significant incidents in history was Socrates trial in 399 BCE. His trial’s outcome has led to our knowledge of virtue and living a good life as it is known today. He is considered the father of western philosophy, and his prodigies would spread his beliefs and wisdom around the world. Socrates’ most famous student was Plato, and he wrote the Apology which is the recording of Socrates’ defense in his trial and the outcome from his conviction of charges.…

The trial and the death of Socrates is the building blocks of the western culture and philosophy. Despite the fact that this text is mostly focused on training yourself how to think and question your knowledge, it also has embedded the life of an ideal Greek male and ancient Greek society. Every word in the four dialogs takes you back to the ancient Athens where people did not have to worry about the economic crises. Instead, focused on fighting against people who questioned the knowledge of…

truth. A man must be an extraordinary man and have made great strides in wisdom, before he could have seen his way to this” (p. 3). This quote from Socrates comes after he asks Euthyphro what he is doing on the porch of King Archon. Euthyphro responds by telling Socrates that he is there to bring up a charge of murder against his father. When Socrates points out that, according to accepted beliefs, it is wicked to harm or bring disgrace on one’s father, Euthyphro counters that that makes no…

“The law did not protect us” writes Coates in “Between the World and Me” pg. 12. Yet Socrates in discussion with Crito States that he is “victim of men, not of law” in pg. 54 of Plato’s “The Trial and Death of Socrates.” The contrast in these two quotes is indeed unfair. We are speaking of two very different historical periods and two very different circumstances but however, I believe it highlights the reality in which people of color live in today. Racism is alive, to deny its existence is to…

While reading Plato’s Trial and Death of Socrates, I felt like I understood what Socrates was trying to say for the most part. I couldn’t bring myself to really like this book, but I do think that Socrates was a person who tried to speak the truth of what he proudly stood against before ending his life during his trial. In his defense, I think he was the only person who tried to speak up for everyone about his own critical thinking and encouraged the majority to ask questions, but as a society…