A Critique of Socrates' Guilt in the Apology

        In any case of law, when one is considering truth and justice, one must first look at the validity of the court and of the entity of authority itself. In Socrates case, the situation is no different. One may be said to be guilty or not of any said crime, but the true measure of guilt or innocence is only as valid as the court structure to which it is subject to. Therefore, in considering …

…Works Cited Plato. 'The Apology of Socrates.' West, Thomas G. and West, Grace Starry, eds. Plato         and Aristophanes: Four Texts on Socrates. Itacha, NY: Cornell University Press,         1984. 1Plato, 'The Apology of Socrates,' Thomas G. West and Grace Starry West, eds., Plato and Aristophanes: Four Texts on Socrates. (Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 1984), s.19c, p.66. 2Ibid, s.29a/32d, p.80/p.85. 3Ibid, s.28b, p.79. 4Ibid, s.25e, p.75. 5Ibid, s.26a, p.75.