Socrates' divine mission, as shown in Plato's dialogues concerning him, was to prod Athenians to a better life, a higher political awareness in order to improve the democracy of Athens, the city-state. read more
Socrates’ divine mission, as shown in Plato’s dialogues concerning him, was to prod Athenians to a better life, a higher political awareness in order to improve the democracy of Athens, the city-state. read more
The Apology of Socrates (Greek: Ἀπολογία Σωκράτους, Apologia Sokratous, Latin: Apologia Socratis), by Plato (Steph. 17a - 42a), is the Socratic dialogue that presents the speech of legal self-defence, which Socrates presented at his trial for impiety and corruption, in 399 BC. read more