According to ancient tradition, Plato began his career as a writer anxious to become the next Sophocles, and started composing dramas that supposedly showed some promise. His various interests included wrestling (he was a champion), politics (his aspirations included running for office), and writing. to an influential, politically active aristocratic family and received the fine education typical for a boy of his background in fifth-century Athens. The Apology is a dramatization of the trial at which the philosopher Socrates was found guilty and condemned to death its title comes from the Greek word Apologia, which means “defense.”Įvents in History at the Time the Dialogue Takes PlaceĮvents in History at the Time the Dialogue Was Written although the exact date it was written is uncertain, some sources argue that it was written shortly after the year in which it is set. (Summary by zaaf)įor further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats (if available), please go to the LibriVox catalog page for this recording.įor more free audio books or to become a volunteer reader, visit LibriVox.A dialogue set in the year 399 b.c.e.
It is the earliest and most eloquent expression of what has been termed 'philosophical faith', as that love and search for truth which gives meaning to life and trust in the face of death. The Apology is Plato's version of the speech delivered by Socrates before the Athenian people in his defence agaist charges of impiety and of misleading others, which ended in his condemnation and death in 399 BC. LibriVox recording of The Apology of Socrates by Plato.
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