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The Speech 'The Apology Of Socrates' By Plato

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“The Apology of Socrates”, written by Plato, is actually a speech Socrates gave to defend himself in the court of law. Socrates spent time explaining how he speaks, as well as explaining the type of man he really is. He was put on trial for being accused of impiety (lack of respect for God or sacred things), and corrupting the youth to think like him. His speech was not only given to the jury and courts in general, but also to his accuser.
The author of this document is Plato, who was Socrates’ pupil. He lived from 429-347 B.C.E. and was considered a philosophical and literary genius. Socrates himself never wrote any of his own philosophies. Most everything that is known about Socrates was because of the information Plato wrote. Plato is

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