He is telling the story of how, after receiving the news from Chaerephon that the Oracle at Delphi had proclaimed that there is no man alive who is wiser than Socrates, he travels the land seeking to find someone wiser than he is, and prove the Oracle wrong. ... Perhaps Socrates" belief is stated better at the end of The Apology, when he tries to make sense of what The Oracle said to Chaerephon. ...
"(22) He continues with a story of how his friend Chaerephon (who oddly enough is not available to back up his story due to the small fact that he is dead) went to the Oracle at Delphi and asked if there was anyone wiser than his old pal Socrates. ... Of course, this thrilled Chaerephon, after all, being the best friend of the worlds wisest man could have its benefits. ...
Socrates was born in 470 BCE, Greece. He led a relatively uneventful life (as far as philosophy is concerned) until Chaerephon asked the oracle at Delphi if there was any man wiser than Socrates. The oracle replied that no one was wiser than him. Socrates spent the remainder of his life searching fo...
When Raphael Oyelade was a small child living with his family in Nigeria, his parents migrated to the United Kingdom. Oyelade regularly explored Art Museums all across his newly settled home, in the National Heritage Memorial Fund's exhibition of Renaissance Artwork he saw Sir Joshua Reynold's Colon...
In the Apology Socrates was on trial because he was accused of mainly three different things. He was accused of being an atheist, corrupting the youth and being a false teacher. The Apology starts off by Socrates defending himself from the people of the city because they say he is an accomplis...
The Apology Can you imagine how much pressure a person must feel to know that the all-knowing oracle, a prophetic deity of wise counsel, proclaims you the wisest of all men? That is a big responsibility for one person to have. I would want to put her prophecy to the test, just to make sure ...
Plato wrote the Apology as an account of Socrates' defense speech. However, Socrates had never left any works or written down anything about himself. In addition, Plato wrote the text several years after Socrates' defense, therefore, it might involve some inaccurate descriptions of the historical ev...
Introduction Life is the most precious, unique, and complex defining feature of individuals. Its vitality is displayed in our fierce protection of it. Its uniqueness defines who we are as individuals. Finally, its complexity forces us to understand that we are helpless in controlling many aspects that define it. A quest to understand life reduces our existence on earth to a meaningless journey, filled with self-glorification and uneventful occurrences. ...
