Apology (World Philosophers and Their Works)
At a glance:
- Author: Aristocles
- First Published: 1675
- Genres: Nonfiction, Philosophy, Apology
Context
The word “apology,” the title of this famous dialogue, means “a defense,” not a request for forgiveness. In meeting the accusation that he had corrupted the youth of Athens, Socrates did not for a moment assume an apologetic air, but with courageous faith in the worth of philosophy set forth the principles by which he governed his life.
The dialogue—the creation of Plato, who knew Socrates and had grown to love him both as a teacher and as a man—assumes the worth of Socrates’ life and the rightness of his acts, especially of those acts of criticism...
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