1. The Apology of Socrates
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2. The Apology of Socrates
Written Text
Recording of the apology given by Socrates at his trial
The trial took place in 399 B.C.
Historical Context
After Peloponnesian War
The Thirty overthrown for democracy

3. Written by Plato Authorship Aristocratic Athenian
429 – 347 B.C.
Aristocratic Athenian
Philosopher and mathematician
Studied under Socrates
The Academy
A philosophical school
Founded in 385 B.C.

4. Socrates
Socrates was one of the most famous ancient Greek philosophers
Lived in Athens from 470 – 399 B.C.
All we know about Socrates is due to Plato’s writing on him
Never wrote anything down
Famous for his “Socratic Method” of teaching” teaching by asking questions
Put on trial for impiety and “corrupting the youth” of Athens
Apology: a reasoned argument or writing in justification of something; no admission of wrongdoing
Greek apologia “defense speech”

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