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Apology
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- 1Who are the first accusers?Those who have made the later accusers judge Socrates
They are the rumours that hound Socrates
A prejudice of the political orientation - 2What are the OLD accusations of Socrates?OLD: does not believe in the gods
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teaches how to make a weaker argument stronger with rhetoric - 3What are the NEW accusations of Socrates?corrupting the minds of the young,
believing in the supernatural other than the gods - 4How was Socrates come to be accused?His friend Chaerephon was told by the oracle that SOcrates was the wisest. But Socrates knew that he was not wise, but knew the oracle cannot lie, so went out to investigate those who would appear to be wiser than him. He asked the politicians, craftsmen and poets. They thought they were wise, but they did not truly know, they merely had inspiration. So Socrates knew he was the wisest because he knew he did not know of the gods and was limited in his knowledge. However, by showing the flaws of those he questioned, he had growing resentment from those men, and gained admiration of the young
- 5How does Socrates defend himself against Meletus and the accusation of corruption of the young?• What is a good influence (of the young)?
• M: the laws
• Which people have this influence (business to know the laws)?
• M: the jurymen → all men
• Horse analogy: only specialized horse trainers know best → must be a specialized person to train a person - 6How does Socrates defend himself against Meletus and whether he should be punished?S: If i am harming, then I am harming everyone including myself. I would not want to intentionally do that. If I am doing it, then it is done unintentionally so should not be punished
- 7How does Socrates defend himself against Meletus with the charge that he busies himself with the supernatural?It is impossible to believe in human matters without believing in humans. So it is impossible to believe in divine matters without believing in the divine. Socrates teaches other about divine matters, so he must believe in the divine.
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- Ancient Philosophy Karteikarten am Apology, erstellt von Katy Briggs am 23/05/2014.
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