Plato wrote the “Apology” to document Socrates’ trial. It was written in a way to show Socrates’ bravery regardless of his charges. Instead of fearing death, Socrates was accepting of his fate because he was interested in inquiring about what happens after the termination of life. Socrates’ calm demeanor was illustrated by Plato because throughout the piece, Socrates talks in a very relaxed and informal manner. By defending himself in a nonchalant way, Socrates tries to prove his methodology of thinking is the best. Plato highlights Socrates’s intelligence by demonstrating Socrates’s thought process behind why he questions everything. Throughout his trial, Socrates states that he gained his intelligence through an oracle at Delphi, who stated that he was the wisest of all men. By making such a bold statement, Socrates claimed that the current wise men were actually hypocrites, who were in fact ignorant. Socrates claimed to be the wisest because he recognized that he, himself knows nothing, so in return he acknowledges that he understands when he is being
Plato wrote the “Apology” to document Socrates’ trial. It was written in a way to show Socrates’ bravery regardless of his charges. Instead of fearing death, Socrates was accepting of his fate because he was interested in inquiring about what happens after the termination of life. Socrates’ calm demeanor was illustrated by Plato because throughout the piece, Socrates talks in a very relaxed and informal manner. By defending himself in a nonchalant way, Socrates tries to prove his methodology of thinking is the best. Plato highlights Socrates’s intelligence by demonstrating Socrates’s thought process behind why he questions everything. Throughout his trial, Socrates states that he gained his intelligence through an oracle at Delphi, who stated that he was the wisest of all men. By making such a bold statement, Socrates claimed that the current wise men were actually hypocrites, who were in fact ignorant. Socrates claimed to be the wisest because he recognized that he, himself knows nothing, so in return he acknowledges that he understands when he is being