Plato's Apology
History of Europe Literature Final Paper
In Plato's "Apology", Socrates is in trial for "corrupting the youth" and not believing in gods the city believe in. The book has three parts. In the first part, Socrates gives a long speech. This is Socrates defense against his accusers. During this speech, Socrates says many examples of characters in Greek books. For example, he talks about "the clouds" which is a comedy play. Socrates also talks about Anaxagoras in the first part. In the second part, the court decides that Socrates is guilty. They say Socrates is convincing the young people to believe in things they shouldn't. In the third part, Socrates is sentence to death. Socrates says that death does not matter to him because he can see Homer and Odysseus possibly. He is also not mind sentence and make jokes at the end of the book. In the "Apology", I can see how three concepts we study in class relate to the "Apology". The three concepts are the tripartite framework of tradition (Eliot), a paradigm shift (Kuhn), and intertextuality. In the "Apology" I can also see how the foundational tradition of Greece establish by books such as the "Iliad", the "Odyssey", and "Oedipus the King" relate to the concepts we study in class and Plato's "Apology". In this essay I write about three concepts and also foundational tradition of Greece and explain how they all relate.
To begin I explain intertextuality. The definition of intertextuality is when a text reference another text. For example, Socrates reference Homer's "Iliad" and "Odyssey" and think these are some of the best texts. He also reference Anaxagoras in the "Apology" who was a Greek philosopher before Socrates. Anaxagoras was also sentence to death by the court. "The clouds" by Aristophanes is reference also. Socrates say that "the clouds" is responsible for his trial. I notice that Socrates mention Hercules as well.
Socrates believe Homer's books are the most influential books for
In Plato's "Apology", Socrates is in trial for "corrupting the youth" and not believing in gods the city believe in. The book has three parts. In the first part, Socrates gives a long speech. This is Socrates defense against his accusers. During this speech, Socrates says many examples of characters in Greek books. For example, he talks about "the clouds" which is a comedy play. Socrates also talks about Anaxagoras in the first part. In the second part, the court decides that Socrates is guilty. They say Socrates is convincing the young people to believe in things they shouldn't. In the third part, Socrates is sentence to death. Socrates says that death does not matter to him because he can see Homer and Odysseus possibly. He is also not mind sentence and make jokes at the end of the book. In the "Apology", I can see how three concepts we study in class relate to the "Apology". The three concepts are the tripartite framework of tradition (Eliot), a paradigm shift (Kuhn), and intertextuality. In the "Apology" I can also see how the foundational tradition of Greece establish by books such as the "Iliad", the "Odyssey", and "Oedipus the King" relate to the concepts we study in class and Plato's "Apology". In this essay I write about three concepts and also foundational tradition of Greece and explain how they all relate.
To begin I explain intertextuality. The definition of intertextuality is when a text reference another text. For example, Socrates reference Homer's "Iliad" and "Odyssey" and think these are some of the best texts. He also reference Anaxagoras in the "Apology" who was a Greek philosopher before Socrates. Anaxagoras was also sentence to death by the court. "The clouds" by Aristophanes is reference also. Socrates say that "the clouds" is responsible for his trial. I notice that Socrates mention Hercules as well.
Socrates believe Homer's books are the most influential books for