Socrates' Thought

Socrates is among the most famous of classical philosophers of all time. Yet he has never written any of his work down. Therefore how is it that he has come to be so widely known even today? It is only through the works of others that we can hope to learn more about Socrates, and it is through the work of others that we must try to reconstruct the thought of Socrates as far as possible.

The first work used to do this is The Defence Of Socrates, written by Plato. This is the speech that Socrates is said to have given in court when accused of corrupting the young and impiety. Plato was supposedly a pupil of Socrates, and it therefore has to be kept in mind that he would have been biased for Socrates and would have wanted to portray Socrates in a good light. It should also be known that Plato wrote this work from memory after the event happened, and it cannot be taken to be completely accurate as a result of this. In this speech, Socrates would have obviously discussed his thoughts to show that his philosophies were not doing any harm.

In this speech, Socrates gives the jury the picture of himself that is normally portrayed others who are ignoran

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