Reputation and Socrates

Most people would agree that one's reputation is extremely important in nearly all social situations. Whether it is making a huge business deal or going on a first date, a person's reputation will always be with them and affect their interactions with others. Socrates, along with society, has put a hefty emphasis on reputations for pretty much everything. But reputations do not always reflect the truth. The underlying theme throughout Plato's "The Trial and Death …

…those we have known the best, and the wisest and the most upright." (Plato p.58) showing what type of man he actually was. The irony in this whole situation is the most public reputations are false, and the true reputations are private. Unfortunately for Socrates, as is the rest of society, public reputations always take the spotlight. Bibliography Plato. "The trial and Death of Socrates: Euthyphro, Apology, Crito, Death scene from Phaedo". Hackett Publishing Co. 2000