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A 5 page essay that summarizes and analyzes Plato's The Apology of Socrates. The writer argues that it is part of human nature that politicians and leaders love to be grandiose about themselves and their nation, or, as in the case of ancient Greece, their city. This factor of human behavior is still quite evident today and this is why Plato's The Apology of Socrates retains its relevancy despite the passage of millennia. No additional sources cited.
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Greece, their city. This factor of human behavior is still quite evident today and this is why Platos The Apology of Socrates retains its relevancy despite the passage of millennia.
In the Apology, Plato records Socrates speech in his own defense at this trial for treason for the vague charge of "corrupting the youth." It is an eloquent, reasoned persuasive
defense that not only shows the groundless nature of the charges, but highlights the reluctance of Athenian leaders to acknowledge the benefits of constructive criticism, that is, the voice of
Socrates pointing out their human foibles, failings, and inconsistencies in their logic and behavior. Socrates begins by commenting on the eloquence of his accusers. However, despite their eloquence,
Socrates emphasizes that they do not speak the truth--"...they have scarcely spoken the truth at all; but from me you shall hear the whole truth" (Plato 780). Socrates speaks plainly,
conversationally, but is also systematic in his rebuttal of the accusations made against him. Therefore, he begins with the oldest criticisms against him and how it has been said that
he "...made the worse appear the better cause" (Plato 781). He points out that Athenians have been influenced against him by certainly satirical plays. Principally, Socrates refers to The
Clouds by Aristophanes. Reasonably, Socrates points out that the character in the play speaks nonsense and should not be confused with himself. This portion of his defense summarizes the
animosity and negative perception that has been building against Socrates for years, but he quite persuasively argues that this perception of him has no truth to it. He then gets
into the heart of his defense, which is his explanation for his inquisitive and socially critically behavior. Socrates relates how the oracle at Delphi responded to a question concerning
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