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“The Apology” is Plato’s account of the three speeches that Socrates gave at his trial for false teaching and heresy in 399 B.C.E. At the age of 71, Socrates fought at his trial not for his life, but for the truth.
"Socrates is an evil-doer, and a curious person, who searches into things under the earth and in heaven, and he makes the worse appear the better cause; and he teaches the aforesaid doctrines to others."
Apology we find a true picture of Socrates the man, as his friend remembered him at his trial; his manner, his adions, his living ways and so through the few short pages of the Apology, the sympathetic character of Socrates moves in clear outline. The gentle Godliness of his soul, the
THE APOLOGY OF SOCRATES. I know not, O Athenians! how far you have been influenced by my accusers for my part, in listening to them I almost forgot myself, so plausible were their arguments however, so to speak, they have said nothing true. But of the many falsehoods which they uttered.
Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 1979. Full download available. This is George Anastaplo's very helpful introductory essay on understanding Plato's Socrates. Perhaps one reason modern readers of Plato are unable to agree on what he said is that they tend to agree wrongly on how he said it.
Socrates, Roman mural 1 st century. The Apology. by Plato. I do not know, men of Athens, how my 17 accusers affected you; as for me, I was almost carried away in spite of myself, so persuasively did they speak. And yet, hardly anything of what they said is true.
The Apology is Plato’s account of Socrates’ defense speech before the Athenian jury that was trying him. Remember, Socrates never wrote anything himself. Most of what we know about him comes from Plato.
