Plato called socrates the best of all men i have ever known. In his defense, he says that the charges stem from years of gossip and prejudice against him, and are therefore difficult to refute. The classical greek philosopher plato was instrumental to the development of western philosophy and science. Oct 12, 2004 free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. Apologia socratis, written by plato, is a socratic dialogue of the speech of legal selfdefence which socrates spoke at his trial for impiety and corruption in 399 bc. Socrates was accused and found guilty of corrupting the youth. In his travels to discover one wiser than himself socrates found out that the reason he was considered the wisest is because he. But you see that i have none, and can only ask you to proportion the fine to my means. Apology here has its earlier meaning now usually expressed by the word apologia of speaking in defense of a cause or. Plato was highly influenced by his teacher, socrates. The apology of socrates is plato s version of the speech given by socrates as he unsuccessfully defended himself in 399 bc against the charges of corrupting the young, and by not believing in the gods in whom the city believes, but in other daimonia that are novel 24b. Apology, crito, and the republic, books 1 and 2 audiobook. When my sons grow up, visit them with punishment, my friends, and vex them in the same way that i have vexed you, if they seem to you to care for riches, or for any other thing, before virtue. May 10, 2017 this video is a recording of me reading platos apology.
Specifically, the apology of socrates is a defence against not believing in the gods in whom the city believes, but in other daimonia that are novel to athens. Euthyphro, apology, crito would make an ideal gift and it should be a part of everyones personal library. Plato crito full audiobook with accompanying text audioebook. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone.
Apology, crito, and phaedo of socrates by plato free ebook. Janssens the apology of socrates occupies a central place in the thought and work of leo strauss. Grunthaler the following lecture notes on platos apology have been prepared specifically for the philosophical novice in mind. The apology of socrates is plato s version of the speech given by socrates as he defends himself against the charges of being a man who corrupted the young, did not believe in the gods, and created new deities. The way he confronts meletus and anytus with intelligent questioning and self explanatory answers surprise the entire court hall, including the judges. Two recent studies richard kraut i in the crito, socrates refuses an opportunity to escape from jail, and, to justify his decision, he embraces a philosophy of law that appears to. However, i think that i could afford a minae, and therefore i propose that penalty. This is plato s account of the trial and death of socrates.
Socrates speech, however, is by no means an apology in our modern understanding of the word. Plato apology full audiobook with accompanying text. The apology of socrates by plato audiobook performed. He founded the academy, one of the first institutions of higher learning, around 385 bc. Oxford university press usa publishes scholarly works in all academic disciplines, bibles, music, childrens books, business books, dictionaries, reference books, journals, text books and more. The apology is believed to be the most authentic account that has been preserved of socrates defense of himself as it was presented before the athenian council.
And yet, hardly anything of what they said is true. The book brings out the mind of socrates in his own words. The text used for this audiobook is a project gutenberg etext, which is a. These notes provide a sectionbysection commentary on the apology that supplies the background needed to read the work in its historical and philosophical context. The apology of socrates by plato, is the socratic dialogue that presents the speech of legal selfdefence, which socrates presented at his trial for impiety and corruption, in 399 bc. Plato was not, like xenophon, a chronicler of facts. New haven sda temple brooklyn, ny recommended for you. Does anybody understand socrates defense of the charge that he is a corrupter of youth. The complex relationship between philosophy and politics, memorably dramatized in platos bestknown dialogue, is a permanent theme in strausss writing and teaching. Apology here has its earlier meaning now usually expressed by the word apologia of speaking in defense of a cause or of ones beliefs or actions from the greek. For those looking for a taste of plato, this audiobook is ideal. Platoapology wikibooks, open books for an open world. I dont know,it was so long ago in greece, they do have old ruins there. Sep 06, 2016 listen to plato s apology audiobook by plato.
So in the apology there is an ideal rather than a literal truth. Some discussion has be made regarding the possibility that socrates was plato, or that socrates was just made up by plato. It appears to record, in many instances, the exact words used by. Jan 05, 2006 the apology of socrates is one of the earliest existing documents of greek philosophy everything earlier was lost and is known only through quoted fragments in later works, like those of plato himself. For he appears to me to contradict himself in his speech, as if he were to say, socrates is a wrongdoer, because he does not. He wished to change the way in which his contemporaries viewed the world. Socrates was told that there is no man wiser than he which confused socrates because he believed he knew very little. He is charged with impiety toward the gods and corrupting the youth. Written by plato, translated by benjamin jowett, and the etext was prepared by sue asscher. Knowledge is one of the main themes of the apology. Plato, crito, critobulus, and apollodorus, my friends here, bid me say thirty minae, and they will be the sureties. Apology, crito, and the republic, books 1 and 2 audible audio edition.
Published by classic books america and beautifully produced, plato. Garvin 20 introduction it would not be possible to overestimate the importance of socrates in the development of the. From babylon to america, the prophecy movie by school for prophets attila kakarott duration. Whether or not to abide by the laws and decrees of ones own country is the question addressed by plato s apology. Platos the apology is an account of the speech socrates makes at the trial in which he is charged with not recognizing the gods recognized by the state, inventing new deities, and corrupting the youth of athens. Mar 04, 2014 this is a sample of socrates speech to be used in my play.
Apology by plato and bob neufeld audiobook listen online. And for others who simply enjoy reading timeless pieces of classic literature, the combination of these three gems by plato is highly recommended. Most of what we know about socrates comes from plato, his most famous student. Rightly so, the apology is still, all by itself, an excellent introduction to western philosophy and traditionally the first complete text read in the formal study of classical greek. Nov 08, 20 the apology is plato s version of the speech given by socrates as he defended himself in 399 bc against the charges of corrupting the young, and by not believing in the gods in whom the city believes, but in other daimonia that are novel. This video is a recording of me reading plato s apology. It includes the full text of apology and crito, as well as the first two books of plato s monumental republic. To understand western philosophy you must begin with plato and his teacher socrates. Platos apology helps define the philosophy of socrates. Of the many lies they told, one in particular surprised me, namely that you should be careful not to be deceived.
The apology of socrates 2 socrates addresses two sets of accusations. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. The apology by plato i do not know, men of athens, how my accusers affected you. It is in essential harmony with the references to the trial that occur in plato s other dialogs and also with the account given in xenophons memorabilia. The apology is platos version of the speech given by socrates as he def. The trial and death of socrates the apology by plato translated by g. Plato was born to an aristocratic family and was welleducated. As alfred north whitehead said, the safest general characterization of the european philosophical tradition is that it consists of a series of footnotes to plato. Socrates believed the unexamined life is not worth living. Will socrates, the wise man, recognize that i am joking and contradicting myself, or shall i deceive him and the others who hear me. Fowler translation, loeb 19 edited with introduction and notes by e. The speech goes as an apology and at the same time rebuke of the false accusations made on him.
1070 1258 98 1247 1407 374 63 1588 265 1561 807 760 1109 1484 285 592 743 869 388 674 66 521 994 554 1182 1343 1416 1334 383 104 606 1095 854 1178 1160 716