Socrates - The Apology

Plato’s Apology is the story of the trial of Socrates, the charges brought against him and his maintaining of his own innocence throughout the process. At the onset of the trial, Socrates appears to challenging the charges, which included corrupting the youth, challenging belief in the gods that were accepted and reveled by the State, and introducing a new religious focus, but also belittles his own significance and suggesting that he will not attempt …

…few or the many is not possible. If a person or nation is to grow and move forward the process of self-examination will never be complete. The journey of “examination” in itself could provide the insight needed to make significant changes in today’s moral and political thinking. I think that Socrates “examination” leads to a scale of Christian ethical values that the United States and much of the world today is lacking. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**