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  1. 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.

  2. 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.

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  3. Download: A 58k text-only version is available for download. Apology. By Plato. Translated by Benjamin Jowett. Socrates' Defense.

  4. THE APOLOGY: THE BEGINNING OF PLATO'S OWN PHILOSOPHY 1. Preliminary remarks It has often been assumed that Plato's Apology is a faithful recreation of Socrates' speech on the final day of his trial in 399 B.C.; that it contains almost nothing of Plato's own philosophy; and that it therefore represents rather the position of the

  5. Do not create a disturbance, gentlemen, even if you think I am boasting, for the story I shall tell does not originate with me, but. I will refer you to a trustworthy source. I shall call upon the god at Delphi as witness to the existence and nature of my wisdom, if it be such. You know Chairephon.

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  6. 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.

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  8. Apology, early dialogue by the ancient Greek philosopher Plato, purporting to represent the speech given by Socrates, Plato’s teacher, at the former’s trial in Athens in 399 bce in response to accusations of impiety and corrupting the young. At the trial, a jury of Socrates’ fellow citizens found.

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