Apology
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Apology is a Socratic dialogue by Plato that presents Socrates’ defense speech at his trial, exploring themes of justice, virtue, and the examined life.
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Socratic dialogue
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ancient Greek literature ⓘ philosophical work ⓘ |
| accusation |
corrupting the youth
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introducing new divinities ⓘ not believing in the gods of the city ⓘ |
| author | Plato ⓘ |
| centralConcept |
Socratic method
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care of the soul ⓘ daimonion of Socrates ⓘ virtue as knowledge ⓘ |
| containsCharacter |
Anytus
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Lycon ⓘ Meletus ⓘ |
| describesEvent | trial of Socrates ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Socrates’ self-defense
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moral integrity in face of death ⓘ relationship between philosopher and city ⓘ |
| genre |
philosophical dialogue
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trial speech ⓘ |
| historicalContext | end of the Peloponnesian War era ⓘ |
| influenced |
Western philosophy
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ethics ⓘ philosophy of law ⓘ political philosophy ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Socrates ⓘ |
| partOf |
Socratic dialogues of Plato
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surface form:
Platonic dialogues
|
| philosophicalPosition |
human wisdom consists in recognizing one’s ignorance
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the unexamined life is not worth living ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool | Socratic philosophy ⓘ |
| placeOfNarrativeSetting | Athens ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Crito
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Euthyphro ⓘ Phaedo ⓘ |
| setting | Athenian law court ⓘ |
| structure |
counter-penalty proposal
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defense speech ⓘ final address after sentencing ⓘ |
| theme |
civic duty
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death and immortality ⓘ justice ⓘ moral responsibility ⓘ philosophical inquiry ⓘ piety ⓘ the examined life ⓘ virtue ⓘ wisdom and ignorance ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | 399 BC ⓘ |
| tradition | Platonic corpus ⓘ |
| traditionallyDatedTo | 4th century BC ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Ion (dialogue)