In Plato’s the Apology we hear his account of Socrates trial where he is accused with corrupting the youth and not believing in the Gods. The trial accounts open with Socrates claiming that his accusers have spoken persuasively but not truthfully on the matters. He states that he has had no previous experience with speaking in courts of law and asks for patience. Socrates starts with his anecdote on how his friend had gone to the Oracle of Delphi and asked if anyone was wiser than Socrates and the
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Apologies were beautiful. Two people mended a broken bond with careful words of regret and remorse. To quote Lewis B.Smedes‚ a renowned author and theologian from the early nineteen hundreds‚ “To forgive is to set a prisoner free and discover that the prisoner was you.” But today‚ nearly one hundred years later‚ the way we apologize has been altered by our self-obsessed and self-serving society. It has merely become a polite formality- with little to no meaning. If we change the way we apologize
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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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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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Philosophy Assignment The Last Days of Socrates Question/Answer Essay In Plato’s apology: The trial of Socrates‚ Socrates is convicted by a great and many crimes. Through these blames Socrates comes up with different ways of countering the assumptions cast upon in his defense. In turn‚ through his defense Socrates makes some very strong points that revolve around the aspect of truth‚ re-phrasing questions and outlining the respect people should give to one another. Through this‚ Socrates
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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 fellow
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of the Cave” As Means to Explain “The Apology” Authors sometimes use one work to explain or elaborate on the intricacies of another piece of theirs. Plato is one such example as he uses “The Allegory of the Cave” as means to better decipher “The Apology of Socrates.” Plato himself never appears in either dialogue‚ but it is clear that he disagrees with how Socrates’s trial ended and hopes to prevent another unneeded execution in the future. In “The Apology of Socrates‚” Socrates is accused of not
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Critical Analysis of Plato’s Apology 40c-42a Plato’s Apology is one of the most well-known pieces of Plato’s writing today‚ perhaps due to a certain dramatic style and context that can appeal to any reader. The ‘Apology’ is the defence speech of Socrates before the court at a trial for his life. He has been accused of deliberately corrupting the young and of non-belief in the Athenians’ gods. It is widely accepted that this is a true event‚ Socrates was tried‚ found guilty and put to death. What
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In the trial of Socrates‚ I juror number 307‚ Ryan Callahan vote the defendant is Not Guilty on the first charge of Corrupting the youth. My justifications for this vote are as follows. Socrates didn ’t corrupt the youth‚ he just shared his ideas with them and they in turn chose the path to take these ideas. Part of understanding this case is understand the time in which the case was held. This time being 399 B.C.‚ a time in which Athens was a free democratic city‚ a town which prided itself
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corrupting the youth and refusing to recognize the gods‚ recognized by the state. Well Socrates was not corrupting the youth but only asking questions‚ it is known as dialectic today. Socrates defends himself by saying he did nothing wrong. In the Apology Socrates says “ Is there anyone who would rathe be injured than benefited by those who live with him” and Meletus answer certainly not. Well Socrates asks Meletus if Socrates corrupts the youth intentionally or unintentionally. Meletus claims Socrates
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