Socrates on Trial

Abstract

Part 1 Preliminaries: some historical issues - authorship and dating, historical accuracy the use of other dialogues in interpreting the Apology Socrates - personal life and appearance, intellectual life, Athens in 399 BC the trial the style and motives of Socrates' three speeches. Part 2 Socrates' defence, part 1 (17a1-24b2): the Prooimion Socrates' pessimism the first accusations against Socrates were there other first accusations? Socrates' mission Socrates' ignorance. Part 3 Socrates' defence, part 2 (24b3-30c1): Socrates' defense against the formal charges what Socrates does know Socrates and civil disobedience - the contradiction between the Apology and the Crito. Part 4 Socrates' defence, part 3 (30c1-35d8): the danger faced by the jury virtue and immunity to harm Socrates and political life - the opposition of Socrates' Daimonion Socrates' final defence against corrupting the youth the conclusion of Socrates' defence. Part 5 Socrates' final two speeches: the effectiveness of Socrates' speech Socrates' counter-penalty proposal the fine Socrates' final speech - part 1 (38c1-39d9) Socrates final speech - part 2 (39e1-40c3) Socrates final speech - part 3 (40c4-42a5).

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