The Death of Socrates XXXXPHI 103 Informal LogicInstructor: Paige Erickson January 20‚ 2014 Plato’s “The Apology” is a story depicting the trial of Socrates. Socrates is being charged for not recognizing the gods recognized by the state‚ inventing new deities‚ and corrupting the youth of Athens. Throughout this essay we will go over the charges that were pressed against Socrates‚ how he responds to the charges‚ and lastly my view on his innocence. Throughout the trial Socrates speaks to the
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The Apology is Plato ’s account of Socrates defense against the charges that Meletus‚ Anytus and Lycon had brought before the Athenian court. These charges we impiety and confusing the minds of the youth. In the beginning of his defense he points out that there had been previous accusations against him. He had been accused of being a sophist - who were people that taught the art of rhetoric not based on truth‚ and made the weaker argument strong - he was accused for questioning things above
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In 399 B.C‚ Socrates‚ a 70 year old teacher of rhetoric and speech‚ had been declared the wisest by the oracle at Delphi‚ however‚ he hadn’t considered himself the wisest. He figured that someone else was wiser than himself so he began to talk to poets‚ artist‚ educators and he realized that when they claimed that they knew the answers that didn’t. He had been the only one that had acceptably admitted that he didn’t know the right answer. People were infuriated because he had pointed out that the
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In Plato’s The Apology‚ Socrates generates this speech at the trial where he is accused by Meletus of not believing in the gods that the city believes in‚ but believing in other spiritual things as he corrupts the youth with these ideas. He‚ then‚ attempts to defend and find the truth about these accusations. Socrates presents a sequence of questions for Meletus to answer‚ but aren’t; these questions showed the significant discrepancy in Meletus’ claim. As Socrates continues‚ it’s obvious how ridiculous
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When Socrates makes the claim that “a good man cannot be harmed in life or in death‚” he does not mean this literally. Quite simply‚ any living creature on Earth is capable of being harmed‚ physically‚ mentally‚ or emotionally‚ and humans are of no exception to this. Rather‚ Socrates is stating that a man who lives with good‚ true intentions‚ and follows the moral conduct accepted by the greater of society‚ will not have his reputation‚ public image‚ or morality tainted‚ despite any attempt of others
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Man was born free‚ and every where he is in chains. To Socrates‚ the unexamined life is not free. In the society he knew‚ justice was overall important‚ and to him it was as well. The problem was that his beliefs conflicted with the conduct of law in his community‚ so he would have replied to this quote by saying that a person needs explore themselves or else they just build bars around their lives. In order to explore ones life‚ questions need to be asked and beliefs need to be challenged‚ but the
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Socrates lived a life of inquiry in order to achieve a fulfilled life of eudaimonia and success. I argue that the Socratic examined life is a process‚ which should be valued because it teaches one to be critical thinkers‚ and aids us in the understanding our true actions. Achieving happiness through examination involves three core components: Exhortation‚ examination‚ and living the examined life. Exhortation involves the ability to apply reason to ideas and actions independent of external pressures
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live.” Martin Luther King said these words urging the importance of living with a cause. Socrates was a man who strictly lived his life with a purpose‚ and according to Plato’s Apology‚ died for the right to practice philosophy. What perhaps is most interesting about Socrates’s view is his outlook on death. Death‚ to many‚ is a frightful end; something to be avoided for as long as one possibly can. Socrates disagrees‚ as seen most clearly in his very last speech prior to the conviction of his death
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Persuasion: Socrates’ Apology In speaking of effective rhetorical persuasion‚ we must appeal to our target audience in a way that will get them to accept or act upon the point of view we are trying to portray. Aristotle said that we persuade others by three means: (1) by the appeal to their reason (logos); (2) by the appeal to their emotions (pathos); and (3) by the appeal of our personality or character (ethos) (Corbett and Connors 32). When Socrates‚ an infamous rhetorician‚ gave his “apology” to his
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Plato. The Last Days of Socrates. London: Penguin Books Ltd.‚ 1993 Imagine the time just after the death of Socrates. The people of Athens were filled with questions about the final judgment of this well-known‚ long-time citizen of Athens. Socrates was accused at the end of his life of impiety and corruption of youth. Rumors‚ prejudices‚ and questions flew about the town. Plato experienced this situation when Socrates‚ his teacher and friend‚ accepted the ruling of death from an Athenian
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