Virtue Or Corruption In Plato's Apology
In Plato’s Apology and Xenophon’s Apology, Socrates is facing charges for his actions. This opens a slew of questions about the charges against Socrates. Throughout the books, the charges that Socrates faces are failure to know the gods about the city, promoting unfamiliar spiritual ideas, and for corrupting the youth. This varies from book to book as each book talks about the relationship between philosophy and the city and how it plays a role. It dives into the bigger question: does education lead to virtue or corruption?
In Plato’s Apology of Socrates, Socrates accused the man of Athens of trampling the evidence. The accusers come into play, and they have been accusing the Socrates for a long time. To make his points truly clear, Socrates calls for diligence and finds out which folks are being persecuted. The folks are being punished because there is envy and slander that is involved. Those folks are on trial themselves and it is the most demanding thing to wrap their heads around it. As a result of this, a defense speech has been made by the men of Athens, …show more content…
In the text it says, “Where does the slander against me come from, but then it’s very reluctant to turn to something, following investigation of it.” (Plato’s Apology of Socrates, 69 21b). This explanation proves to the point that slander is the source of the accusers, because Socrates is calling for the investigation of it. He is trying to find out where the slander is coming from and how it affects the trial. Before he went to court, he was in the city. In the city, Socrates discovers that he has found Pythia. Pythia is one of many factors that disproves the Oracle at Delphi. This accumulates into one of the charges of promoting unspiritual ideals. This led to a charge of promoting unspiritual ideals because Socrates is talking to anyone who is wiser than him and this in part leads to a
In Plato’s Apology of Socrates, Socrates accused the man of Athens of trampling the evidence. The accusers come into play, and they have been accusing the Socrates for a long time. To make his points truly clear, Socrates calls for diligence and finds out which folks are being persecuted. The folks are being punished because there is envy and slander that is involved. Those folks are on trial themselves and it is the most demanding thing to wrap their heads around it. As a result of this, a defense speech has been made by the men of Athens, …show more content…
In the text it says, “Where does the slander against me come from, but then it’s very reluctant to turn to something, following investigation of it.” (Plato’s Apology of Socrates, 69 21b). This explanation proves to the point that slander is the source of the accusers, because Socrates is calling for the investigation of it. He is trying to find out where the slander is coming from and how it affects the trial. Before he went to court, he was in the city. In the city, Socrates discovers that he has found Pythia. Pythia is one of many factors that disproves the Oracle at Delphi. This accumulates into one of the charges of promoting unspiritual ideals. This led to a charge of promoting unspiritual ideals because Socrates is talking to anyone who is wiser than him and this in part leads to a