{"product_id":"apology-9781774419601","title":"Apology","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Benjamin Jowett | Plato\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Binker North\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Binker North\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Ethics \u0026amp; Moral Philosophy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eApology of Socrates\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e is a Socratic dialogue of the speech of legal self-defence which Socrates (469-399 BC) spoke at his trial for impiety and corruption in 399 BC.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpecifically, the \u003cem\u003eApology of Socrates\u003c\/em\u003e is a defence against the charges of \"corrupting the youth\" and \"not believing in the gods in whom the city believes, but in other \u003cem\u003edaimonia\u003c\/em\u003e that are novel\" to Athens (24b).\u003csup\u003e[2]\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmong the primary sources about the trial and death of the philosopher Socrates, the \u003cem\u003eApology of Socrates\u003c\/em\u003e is the dialogue that depicts the trial, and is one of four Socratic dialogues, along with \u003cem\u003eEuthyphro\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003ePhaedo\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eCrito\u003c\/em\u003e, through which Plato details the final days of the philosopher Socrates.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cem\u003eApology of Socrates\u003c\/em\u003e begins with Socrates addressing the jury of perhaps 500 Athenian men to ask if they have been persuaded by the Orators Lycon, Anytus, and Meletus, who have accused Socrates of corrupting the young people of the city and impiety against the pantheon of Athens. The first sentence of his speech establishes the theme of the dialogue-that philosophy begins with an admission of ignorance. Socrates later clarifies that point of philosophy when he says that whatever wisdom he possesses comes from knowing that he knows nothing (23b, 29b).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the course of the trial, Socrates imitates, parodies, and corrects the Orators, his accusers, and asks the jury to judge him by the truth of his statements, not by his oratorical skill (\u003cem\u003ecf\u003c\/em\u003e. Lysias XIX 1,2,3; Isaeus X 1; Isocrates XV 79; Aeschines II 24). Socrates says he will not use sophisticated language-carefully arranged ornate words and phrases-but will speak using the common idiom of the Greek language. Socrates says that he will speak in the manner he has used in the \u003cem\u003eagora\u003c\/em\u003e and at the money tables which he states is his native tongue and the fashion of his country. Although offered the opportunity to appease the prejudices of the jury, with a minimal concession to the charges of corruption and impiety, Socrates does not yield his integrity to avoid the penalty of death. The jury condemns Socrates to death.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Atlantic Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46388001996951,"sku":"9781774419601","price":913.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781774419601.webp?v=1768795212","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/apology-9781774419601","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}