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PlatoApology
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Essay Topics
Name two rhetorical techniques Socrates uses in his defense. Do you find these techniques persuasive? Why or why not?
What is the historical context surrounding Socrates’s trial? How did Socrates’s actions during the reign of the Thirty Tyrants influence his accusers’ decision to prosecute him?
What do you view as the purpose of Socrates’s defense? Is it merely to avoid punishment for his alleged crimes? Or does something else motivate Socrates?
What do you take to be the main pillars of Socrates’s philosophy, based on his defense in Apology?
How faithful do you believe Plato’s depiction of Socrates is? What reasons do you have for doubting it? In turn, what factors support the contention that Plato’s account of the trial is fairly reliable?
What do you think accounts for Socrates’s blithe attitude toward death? What does Socrates hope to gain in death that he can’t in life?
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