The Apology of Socrates, by Plato, is the dialogue that presents the speech of legal self-defence, which Socrates presented at his trial for impiety and corruption, in 399 BC. ★ Specifically: The Apology of Socrates is a defence against the charges of "corrupting the youth" and "not believing in the same gods as the city, but in other gods which are novel" to Athens. ★ The Apology of Socrates is the...
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