PHIL 1000 Chapter : Summary Part2
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Euthyphro, apology, crito, and phaedo by plato summary and analysis apology. The apology is believed to be the most authentic account that has been preserved of socrates" defense of himself as it was presented before the athenian council. It is in essential harmony with the references to the trial that occur in plato"s other dialogs and also with the account given in xenophon"s. It appears to record, in many instances, the exact words used by socrates while making his speech in defense of himself. At any rate, we may be fairly certain that, even though socrates has been to some extent idealized by his pupil, the account given represents what plato believed to be true about his teacher. It is also possible that socrates" defense of himself was even stronger than what has been reported. The contents of the dialog include a number of different parts.
