about Socrates, Socrates was a Greek philosopher of Athens(469-399 B.C.) Socrates was considered the wisest man. In his old age Socrates start being more present in things happening in Athens. Socrates talked to young about what he believed, he make them more wise and teach them for the better. However there was some powerful people who was affected by this so Socrates was wanted dead. Socrates was not guilty because he never said he was an atheist and he is accused of it, he never corrupted the youth
The book “Apology” is written by a philosopher named Plato. Plato was born into a wealthy family between 429 BC and 490 BC. He had two parents and four siblings. Since he was wealthy he was able to go to school and have a good education. When he grew older he founded the Academy of Athens where he taught Aristotle, another famous philosopher. The “Apology” is a written account of the trial of Socrates and what leads up to that. In the short story Socrates is trialed on two accounts: corrupting
1. Both Solomon and Socrates were considered to be the smartest man I the world at their time. According to the Hebrew bible Solomon was the smartest and according to the oracle of Delphi Socrates was the wisest man alive. Solomon and Socrates are very similar; both of their names begin with the letter “S”. They were both said to be the wisest or smartest man ever by a god; God for Solomon and Apollo for Socrates. Socrates believed that he was the smartest man because he knew that he knew nothing
fundamental contradiction that arises in the two dialogues by Socrates; Crito and Apology by Plato. In the Apology we get to meet the defiant Socrates who declares during his trial that he would not stop practicing philosophy in contradiction to the jury’s order if he was to be acquitted on condition never to practice philosophy ever again. Socrates claimed that he would choose to obey the gods as long as he was alive instead of obeying men. Here Socrates can be seen to present a defiant argument for disobedience
By all means, The Apology by Plato is a remarkable demonstration of philosophical inquiry. It illustrates how logic and reason have the ability to persuade and challenge personal notions and held beliefs. However, when one approaches this book from a different direction, The Apology by Plato is a great example of the homonymous meaning and this can be seen in the word conviction. To better realize the dualistic connotations of the word conviction, one must first be aware of the two definitions
Question 2: Who was right: Socrates or Crito? Why were they right? Known as the father of philosophy, Socrates, a proud Greek Athenian, strived to understand and answer the fundamental questions of education, politics, and ethics. At the age of seventy, Socrates was charged before an Athenian widely held court for not believing in the Olympian gods (impiety) and the corruption of youth. Despite the masterful and witty defense (apologia), Socrates could not convince his jury of fellow Athenian citizens
Socrates spend his life trying to convince people to live a good live. Since that time when Greece was at its golden age, Socrates was thinking on how to let the people of Athens to live a good life. More importantly, he attempted the people of Athens in many ways, but the one he did the most is to be mortal individuals. Socrates was accused by many people through out his life. One of the reasons is being a sophist, which means to make a weaker argument the stronger. However, it is possible to say
again to speak on an important matter. That is, to propose a trial on Socrates my reasoning behind proposing a trial on Socrates is that he has corrupted our youth and citizens. You might ask “what do you mean Lycon?” or “what has Socrates done to make you think that he has corrupted our people?” well he does not recognize the gods recognized by the state, inventing new deities, and lampooning democracy found in The Apology by Plato. Yes, we do enjoy conversations and new ideas as we are seekers
other’s opinions and evade from the reality. The Apology and the Allegory of the Cave which are both written by Plato show how and why people are so blinded from the true reality. These two literatures share the same idea of the truth which is that there is something else outside of the world that people ignore to see. “For I am in want, and he has enough; and he only gives you the appearance of happiness, and I give you the reality” (Plato 17). Socrates try to prove to people that their appearance
In this essay, I will be discussing the ways in which Socrates defends himself in court against those which he calls his ‘first accusers’. As stated in Plato’s text, there are two kinds of accusations against Socrates, the first, older accusation which he dreads the most, and the contemporary charge made by Anytus, Meletus, and Lycon. Socrates identifies his early accusers as those who were bombarded with gossip and propaganda against him while they were younger, and are now the jurors at his trial