tailieunhanh - Apology Plato

How you have felt, O men of Athens, at hearing the speeches of my accusers, I cannot tell; but I know that their persuasive words almost made me forget who I was - such was the effect of them; and yet they have hardly spoken a word of truth. But many as their falsehoods were, there was one of them which quite amazed me; - I mean when they told you to be upon your guard, and not to let yourselves be deceived by the force of my eloquence. They ought to have been ashamed of saying this, because they were sure to be detected as soon. | Apology Plato Published -400 Categorie s Non-Fiction Philosophy Source http 1 About Plato Plato Greek Plátõn wide broad-shouldered 428 427 BC - 348 347 BC was an ancient Greek philosopher the second of the great trio of ancient Greeks -Socrates Plato originally named Aristocles and Aristotle- who between them laid the philosophical foundations of Western culture. Plato was also a mathematician writer of philosophical dialogues and founder of the Academy in Athens the first institution of higher learning in the western world. Plato is widely believed to have been a student of Socrates and to have been deeply influenced by his teacher s unjust death. Plato s brilliance as a writer and thinker can be witnessed by reading his Socratic dialogues. Some of the dialogues letters and other works that are ascribed to him are considered spurious. Plato is thought to have lectured at the Academy although the pedagogical function of his dialogues if any is not known with certainty. They have historically been used to teach philosophy logic rhetoric mathematics and other subjects about which he wrote. Source Wikipedia Also available on Feedbooks for Plato The Complete Plato -347 The Republic -380 Symposium -400 Charmides -400 Protagoras -400 Statesman -400 Ion -400 Meno -400 Crito -400 Laches -400 Note This book is brought to you by Feedbooks http Strictly for personal use do not use this file for commercial purposes. 2 Socrates Defense How you have felt O men of Athens at hearing the speeches of my accusers I cannot tell but I know that their persuasive words almost made me forget who I was - such was the effect of them and yet they have hardly spoken a word of truth. But many as their falsehoods were there was one of them which quite amazed me - I mean when they told you to be upon your guard and not to let yourselves be deceived by the force of my eloquence. They ought to have been ashamed of saying this because they were sure to be .