who is responsible for corrupting the youth in Athens. Through a process of questions with one of his accusers‚ Socrates concludes "then every Athenian improves and elevates them; all with the exception of myself; and I alone am their corrupter?" (Apology‚ 4) Metetus the accuser agrees with this statement. By Metetus agreeing that only Socrates has corrupted the youth provides evidence that this claim has little merit. I believe that it is ludicrous to claim that only Socrates corrupts the youth
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2012 Comparing Two Readings After reading Plato’s Apology and Leviticus 17-27‚ I found several differences in the way people are judged for the crimes they have committed as well as‚ by what are actually considered crimes or sins. I want to explore these differences by asking two questions to each reading: What kind of behavior constitutes as a sin or a crime? What is the source of moral authority behind laws and legal judgments? In Plato’s Apology‚ what constitutes as a sin or a crime? Socrates
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being a good Athenian‚ and doing what is just. In Plato’s Apology the reader experiences all of Socrates characteristics as if they where sitting right there with all the other five hundred men representing the jury. Socrates is trying to persuade the jury by defending himself against accusations made by fellow Athenian‚ Meletus. He accuses Socrates of corrupting the youth and of not believing in the gods the city of Athens believes in (Apology‚ 24 b-c). Socrates‚ not being familiar with courts‚ attempts
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Philosophy 111 Dr. September 09‚ 2010 Is the unexamined life not worth living? Socrates was a great man‚ and is said to be one of the greatest philosophers in history‚ some may find this notion questionable‚ based on some of his own teachings. One famous quote is: “The unexamined life is not worth living” Is the unexamined life not worth living? On the contrary‚ it is! It seems respectful and good to paint
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was embarrassed while being interrogated by Socrates. Meletus reasoning for Socrates formal accusation was the he was charged for not recognizing the gods recognized by the state‚ introducing others‚ new divinities and corrupting the youth (The Apology).
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guilty of these crimes. This is evident from the very beginning of the text‚ as Socrates states‚ “And yet hardly anything of what [my accusers] said is true” (p. 22). While the texts suggest Socrates is not guilty‚ being presented with only the Apology and Crito leaves a gap of knowledge‚ which presents the question of whether Plato and/or Socrates are depicting the truth.
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In “The Apology” Socrates reveals a profound defense that no one knowingly does evil. Socrates defense does not rely on the right to freely expressing ones ideas‚ but rests entirely on revealing the ignorance of his accusers. This defense begins after Meletus declares that Socrates solely corrupts the youth by himself; everyone else in Athens helps the youth. Socrates creates an analogy and compares Meletus statement to horses and horse-trainers. Socrates exposes that horse-trainers must have many
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run away‚ although Crito offers to care for him. He instead chooses to face the city because the city needs philosophy. His submission to the unjust conviction‚ emphasizes this relationship between the philosopher and the city. In the story of The Apology‚ which is better described as Socrates’ defense against the charges against him and the defense of philosophy‚ he clarifies that the city needs philosophers to sustain justice. Why is the city hostile toward philosophers? According to Socrates‚ the
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• Last Class: November 21st • Apology is a public speech; Crtio is a private speech • Socrates ○ was the first philosopher concerned with human affairs (ethics‚ morality) ○ Socrates originally devoted his time to science ○ Later abandoned science and shifted attention to ethics-philosophy ○ Never wrote anything; so how do we know anything about him? Because of: § Plato § Xenophon § Aristophanes (Clouds)- accuser ○ Plato is the mouth piece of Socrates in most cases
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"I trust what I say is right‚" is only one of the wise remarks that Socrates makes. He is a very confident man‚ but he expresses his confidence in an ironic way by his intricate sentences and clever remarks. His trial is interesting because he hits key points: why he is being accused‚ why he should be acquitted and finally why he feels it is acceptable that he is convicted. He contradicts himself frequently because at one point he flaunts his wisdom and great intellectual qualities and then he changes
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