Platos Apology
10/29/2013 People are accused all over the world for crimes they are not guilty of. In the text “Platos Apology” Socrates is accused of a crime which is slander. Socrates believes that teaching is not crime and he shouldn't be prosecuted for such an act.Teaching is not a crime. How can he be accused of something that isn't wrong in society? Even though Socrates is proven guilty he has no regrets. He believes he did nothing wrong and is happy to share his knowledge with people. Socrates says, “is not to avoid death but to avoid unrighteousness.”(168-169) In this he is saying he is not upset about dying and he did the right in life. Again he shows this is true when he says, “I would rather die having spoken after my manner, than speak in your manner of life.”(163) He’s saying again he did the right thing and rather die than not have shared his knowledge and be a wise man. Socrates makes it clear he did the right thing in life, at least what he thinks the right thing is. He wants to help people in his life and succeeded in doing so, so he is not afraid of death. He is smart and wise and wants to keep teaching his knowledge. He states this when he says “ You will not easily find another like me, and therefore I advise you to spare me.”(110-111) Socrates makes it clear teaching his believes was obviously not a crime and has no regrets of doing so. Socrates sticks to he is innocent and anyone that knows him knows he is telling the truth. The prosecutors will do anything to prove otherwise and encourage other people like maletus to think the accusation against Socrates is true. Socrates says, “what is the accusation which has given rise to the slander of me, in the fact has encouraged Melatus to proof this charge against me.”(1-2) Socrates knows they are encouraging the lie about him and want to prove him guilty. When Socrates says,“rise of the slander of me”(1-2) he is saying this accusation everyone is trying to say is true about him is