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The Apology. Full Work Summary. Previous Next. Plato's The Apology is an account of the speech Socrates makes at the trial in which he is charged with not recognizing the gods recognized by the state, inventing new deities, and corrupting the youth of Athens.
Synopsis of Plato’s Apology. In Plato’s Apology, the ancient Greek philosopher Socrates finds himself on trial for charges of impiety and corrupting the youth of Athens. The narrative, set in 399 BCE, narrates Socrates’ defense speech delivered in front of a jury of Athenian citizens.
The Apology of Socrates, by Plato, is a Socratic dialogue in three parts that cover the Trial of Socrates (399 BC): (i) the legal self-defence of Socrates, (ii) the verdict of the jury, and (iii) the sentence of the court.
Feb 1, 1999 · "Apology" by Plato is a philosophical dialogue that serves as a defense of Socrates, one of history's most influential thinkers, written during the classical period of Ancient Greece. The book encapsulates Socrates’ trial for impiety and corrupting the youth, exploring themes of morality, knowledge, and the essence of justice.
- Plato, 428? BCE-348? BCE
- Apology
- Death of Socrates 1
- Jowett, Benjamin, 1817-1893
The Apology, or Socrates' Defence, pretends to be the speech, or rather speeches, that Socrates gave at his trial on a charge of ‘doing what is unjust by corrupting the young and not believing in gods the city believes in but other new divine entities’ (Apology 24 b 8– c 1).
Plato’s Apology presents Socrates delivering his sole public account of his life as a whole and what he lived for. But the account takes the form of a defense in a criminal trial that culminates in Socrates’ death sentence.
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“The Apology” is Plato’s account of the three speeches that Socrates gave at his trial for false teaching and heresy in 399 B.C.E. At the age of 71, Socrates fought at his trial not for his life, but for the truth.