[LONG-FORM] ESSAY: Socrates and the “Apology”

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The “Apology” is sometimes said to give the impression that Socrates was not taking his defence trial seriously. This paper will identify specifically how this impression arises. However, this paper will not dwell on whether or not Socrates did court ‘judicial suicide’. Assuming a lack of seriousness on Socrates’ part, this paper is more interested in considering if this attitude conflicts with the moral commitments he makes in the “Crito”. This paper finds that it does not, because Socrates’…