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Apology
Plato · translated by Benjamin Jowett
Socrates' speech in his own defence at his trial in Athens in 399 BC, on charges of impiety and of corrupting the young.
The Apology is Plato's version of the speech Socrates gave at his trial. Socrates answers his accusers, explains the questioning of his fellow citizens that made him enemies, and responds to the verdict.
This edition is the English translation by Benjamin Jowett.
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Contents
- 01Introduction.
- 02Apology
About this edition
- Author
- Plato
- Translator
- Benjamin Jowett
- Era
- Ancient (to c. 500)
- Reading level
- Introductory: no background needed
- Formats
- EPUB, PDF
- Length
- 42 pages
- This edition
- Modern Philosophers