PLATO'S APOLOGY

Plato's Apology

Plato's Apology

Introduction

Plato was born in Athens in 427 B.C.E. The eighty years life span of Plato was full of dramas and events, as it will always be remembered in Greek History. During his final stages, he witnessed Peloponnesian War, between state of Athens and Sparta. He belonged to a strong family and hence received a quality education. He was a man with a lot of abilities and skills, and it was evident that he will enter social life one day. Socrates made a significant impact on his life and Socrates was Plato's teacher. This event made him turn around philosophy.

Discussion

Pluto has been very popular because of his unique artistic style. He was not only a poet, but also a philosopher. He transformed the philosophical work into the form of art. He communicated his ideas through the medium of what might be called a drama of ideas. In this dramas, or dialogues, there is to be found an array of fascinating characters who command attention not only for the ideas that they articulate but also because they are interesting people in and of themselves (Rutherford, R. B, 1995).

In reading Plato's works, one quickly becomes convinced that philosophy is a vibrant and meaningful subject. A Platonic dialogue presents the philosophy in action. Plato does not clearly provide conclusions; he also shows the ways in which he arrived at them. Sometimes those ways lead over hill and dale. Sometimes they follow a line of thought up a certain road, only to reach a dead end. On occasion, it will happen that a dialogue will be concluded without all the problems treated in it having been neatly resolved. There are loose ends — questions that have not been answered, or answered only in a tentative, imperfect manner. Yet rather than detracting from the worth of the dialogue this method is a reminder that the ultimate concern of philosophy is the truth and that a philosopher must not be satisfied with manageable solutions if they are not reliable solutions.

A lot of research has been conducted on Plato's apology, and it is important for us to analyze the events from different angles to reach a conclusion. When we contemplating if someone's are guilty or blameless, first we have to look nearer at the system of justice, rules that it pursues and allegations conveyed out. Every court pursues specific directions and has its own unique issue of view. One can deliver a judgment of guiltiness and other opposite in the same case. Court which judged Socrates pursues by the directions that were set up by Athenians and contemplate the standards and norms of Athens at that time. So even though we did not get to discover accusers, reader can resolve that their talk applied better to well known measures, needed in court in opposite to talk of Socrates which did not to assure judges. Suspect assertions "I've been assured because I was at a loss, not although for talks, but for challenging and shamelessness and enthusiasm ...