Ἀπολογία Σωκράτους
1675
- nonfiction
- philosophy
- sophists (greek philosophy)
- filosofía griega
- history & surveys
- ancient & classical
- philosophie
- fiction, historical, general
- socrates.
- language and languages, study and teaching
The story
There is a well-known saying that the whole of Western Philosophy is footnotes of Plato. This is because his writings have set the schema that philosophy can be said to have followed ever since. Following the teachings of Socrates, Plato's works are among the world's greatest literature. The Apology is the speech made by Socrates in his own defence at his trail, and his justification for his life.Please Note: This book is easy to read in true text, not scanned images that can sometimes be difficult to decipher. The Microsoft eBook has a contents page linked to the chapter headings for easy navigation. The Adobe eBook has bookmarks at chapter headings and is printable up to two full copies per year
What it’s like
Dry, measured argument with a courtroom tension running underneath: this is Plato's Apology, Socrates speaking in his own defence before a hostile Athenian jury, and the reading experience is a clear, unhurried voice that keeps circling back to first principles. The prose is plain Greek-era dialogue rendered in an English text edition, so the sensory world is thin and spare: the crowded court, the heat of argument, the flat certainty of a man who expects to die and is not performing for pity. Pacing is brisk and conversational, built from short questions and sharp replies, with a few longer passages of personal testimony that slow into something almost confessional. The emotional register is steady, wry, and quietly brave rather than tragic; the arc is a stubborn, principled man refusing to bargain his way out of his convictions. Intensity is very low: no violence on the page, only the threat of execution spoken about calmly. It suits a slow weekday evening, a focused study session, or a classroom reread, and fits readers who want clear, dialogue-driven philosophy, ancient Athens at close quarters, and an argument that asks what a life is worth.
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