PHL202H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Meletus, Anytus
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Structure of apology: he claimed to have forgotten who he was. He says no i"ve never taught for a fee, i teach equally to the. Real source of the first accusations/slander (according the socrates) rich and the poor, i"m not a teacher etc. He tries to explain what he does what he does. He says his friend went to the oracle and asked is there any man wiser than. Socrates and the oracle says there is no man wiser than socrates. So he tries to find men wiser than him. And he is compelled by the oracles claim. He finds that these people don"t really know what they claim to know. He knows his limits, and he"s better off because he knows his ignorance: whereas they are ignorant of their ignorance. All i know is that i know nothing attributed to socrates in the apology.
