Platos Apology Essay -- The Apology Socrates Plato Philosophy Essays

Platos Apology In the retelling of his audition by his associate, Plato, entitled The Apology Socrates claims in his defense that he single wishes to do good for the polis. I believe that Socrates was innocent of the accusations that were made against him, only if he possessed contempt for the court and displayed that in his conceitedness and these actions led to his death. In his defense, Socrates claims over and again that he is innocent and is not at wholly wise, for I know that I have no wisdom, small or great. Throughout the rest of his oration he seems to act the opposite as if he is better than every man, and later he even claims that, At any rate, the world has decided that Socrates is in some way skipper to other men. This seems to be his greatest mistake, claiming to be greater than even the jury. Socrates was criminate of bringing false gods into the polis and corrupting the youth. The only false god was himself. For he might have presented himself in suc h a way to his many another(prenominal) followers. These followers were mostly, as he says, wealthy young men with not much to do. This I could imagine is where a good deal of his conceitedness comes from, be almost worshipped be others. These men followed all of his teachings and practices, including the condescending cross-examinations, which were credibly the worst of his acts. Socrates high respect for himself also may have started with the vaticinator from Delphi, when Chaerephon, asked the oracle to tel...