Xenophon's Apology of Socrates
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Xenophon's Apology of Socrates is a Socratic dialogue in which the historian Xenophon presents an alternative account of Socrates' defense speech and character at his trial, distinct from Plato's more famous version.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Socratic dialogue
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ancient Greek literature → philosophical work → |
| aimsTo |
defend Socrates' reputation
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justify Socrates' conduct at his trial → |
| author |
Xenophon
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| basedOn |
historical Socrates
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| circulation |
manuscript tradition in antiquity
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| comparedWith |
Plato's Apology
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| countryOfOrigin |
Classical Greece
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| describesEvent |
Socrates' defense speech
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Socrates' trial in Athens → |
| focusesOn |
Socrates' character
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Socrates' motives for accepting death → |
| genre |
apology
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philosophical dialogue → |
| givesAlternativeAccountOf |
Socrates' defense compared to Plato
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| hasForm |
short dialogue
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| hasPerspectiveOf |
Xenophon
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| historicalContext |
aftermath of Peloponnesian War
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| influencedBy |
Socratic oral tradition
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| language |
Ancient Greek
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| literaryPeriod |
Classical period of ancient Greece
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| mainCharacter |
Socrates
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| narrativeVoice |
first-person commentary by Xenophon
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| philosophicalDiscipline |
ethics
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philosophy of religion → |
| philosophicalTheme |
death
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divine mission → moral responsibility → piety → virtue → |
| philosophicalTradition |
Socratic philosophy
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| portrays |
Socrates as morally exemplary
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Socrates as obedient to divine will → Socrates as unconcerned with death → |
| relatedWorkByAuthor |
Memorabilia
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Symposium (Xenophon) → |
| setting |
trial of Socrates
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| subject |
Socrates' attitude toward death
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Socrates' daimonion → Socrates' relations with his accusers → Socrates' service to the city → |
| timeOfComposition |
4th century BC
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| tradition |
Socratic literature
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| workInvolves |
Athenian legal system
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| workType |
prose
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Referenced by (10)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Memorabilia
("Apology of Socrates (Xenophon)")
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Oeconomicus ("Apology of Socrates to the Jury (Xenophon)") → |
relatedWork |
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Memorabilia
("Memoirs of Socrates")
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alsoKnownAs |
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Xenophon's Apology of Socrates
("Socrates' defense speech")
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describesEvent |
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Trial of Socrates
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hasPrimarySource |
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Trial of Socrates
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hasRelatedWork |
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Meletus
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knownFromSource |
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Xenophon
("Apology of Socrates to the Jury")
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notableWork |
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Socrates
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portrayedIn |
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Xenophon’s Symposium
("Apology of Socrates to the Jury")
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relatedWorkByAuthor |