Apology by Plato
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"Apology" by Plato is a Socratic dialogue written after 399 BC. It presents Socrates's legal defense at his trial, where he faced charges of corrupting Athens's youth and introducing new gods. Standing before a jury of perhaps 500 Athenian men, Socrates refuses to use sophisticated rhetoric, speaking instead in his characteristic questioning style. Rather than compromise his integrity to avoid death, he challenges his accusers and maintains his philosophical principles, insisting his
only wisdom comes from knowing that he knows nothing. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Plato, 428? BCE-348? BCE |
|---|---|
| Translator | Jowett, Benjamin, 1817-1893 |
| Title | Apology |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apology_(Plato) |
| Note | Death of Socrates 1 |
| Credits | Produced by Sue Asscher, and David Widger |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 68.5 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | B: Philosophy, Psychology, Religion |
| LoC Class | PA: Language and Literatures: Classical Languages and Literature |
| Subject | Classical literature |
| Subject | Socrates, 470 BC-399 BC |
| Subject | Philosophy, Ancient |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 1656 |
| Release Date | Feb 1, 1999 |
| Last Update | Oct 4, 2020 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 11113 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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