Socrates would have been guilty of all three of his accusations during his day and age, however, in today’s day and age Socrates would be innocent of all of his accusations. In Socrates time, he was absolutely guilty for his first charge because the freedom of speech did not exist like it does today. In Plato’s book, The Apology, The first accusation Meletus made against Socrates was that he was corrupting the youth by teaching things that were in contradiction of the government’s law. This is one
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
“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 the youth and
3 Is Socrates humble or proud? Socrates is humble. His humbleness is shown starting in lines 17d when he says, “this is the first time I've appeared before a law court….So the language of this place is totally foreign to me. Now, if I were really a foreigner, you'd certainly forgive me if I spoke in the accents and manner in which I'd been raised. So now, too, I'm asking you, justly it seems to me, to overlook my manner of speaking”. Here he is stating that he does not know the terms used in the
Essay Two In the Apology, Socrates a Greek philosopher faced trial after being accused of not accepting the gods recognized by the State, creating new deities and, therefore corrupting, the youth of Athens. Socrates to not only to be found not guilty of his accusations also sought to enlighten the court with his knowledge on how not knowing things is truly the key to understanding the world. Socrates was a firm believer that if you were truly intelligent one must accept that knowing everything is
Dialogue is consist of five sections, all centered around Socrates’s life, before his death. In Apology, Socrates is in a trial, due to being accused of three things: corrupting the youth, not believing in the gods of the city, and believing in supernatural things. At the end of his trial, he is sentenced to death. In Phaedo, we learned that Socrates does not die right after his trial ended but was in prison for a couple of months. Right, before his death he has a talk with many of his friends and brings
ponder why an individual will hold so firmly to their belief system, no matter the cost or consequence. To begin with, it is rare to come across an individual who fully accepts who they are and makes no excuses for their actions.
principles. In Plato’s Crito, a dialogue is captured between Crito and Socrates about his escape from prison. In his writings, Crito discusses his reasons and thoughts why Socrates should escape his fate. On the flip side, Socrates provides just as many reasons he should stay in prison even though it was unjust. After reading Plato’s Crito, he is full of opinions why Socrates should not stay in prison due the unjust situation.
The Art of Thought Provoking Socrates, an Athenian philosopher and provocative speaker, for not just Athenian youth, but for many developed cognitive adults was prosecuted for impiety, and due to his divergent thoughts, was executed because of his influence on the youth and future of the Athenian Polis. Two of his most noted adherents happened to be one of the most predominant of the Thirty Tyrants, Critias; and Alcibiades, one of the most arrogant, irresponsible, autocratic statesmen of Athens
Socrates seems to have a compelling argument for his innocence. But, as this paper will argue, because of pomposity he fails to persuade the jury and members of the council into an acquittal resulting in being sentenced to death. There are four sets of arguments that Socrates uses to support the claim that he is not guilty: the divine mission from god, findings during his interviews with the people of Athens, his claim that the Athenians know nothing, and a careless approach to death. I will examine