SOCRATES Charge

SOCRATES Charge

Discussion

The case against Socrates initiated in March of 399 BC. According to Athenian law, the trial could begin only after a declaration of a person, a full-fledged citizen of Athens.

Socrates begins by saying that he does not know whether the Athenians (General Assembly) had been persuade to those who accuse. This point is crucial for the Set Top theme throughout the discourse, it will often start Socratic dialogues of Plato ITS exposing the general idea of the text. It is important to start new threads throughout the speech; it is common that Plato begins his Socratic dialogue, exposing ...