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Critical Paper: Plato's Apology

In the retelling of his trial by his associate, Plato, entitled "The Apology"; Socrates claims in his defense that he only wishes to do good for the polis. I believe that Socrates was innocent of the accusations that were made against him, but 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 all 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 superior to other men." This seems to be his greatest mistake, claiming to be greater than even the jury.

Socrates was accused of bringing false gods into the polis and corrupting the youth. The only false god was himself. For he might have presented......

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