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Socratic Ignorance in Plato's Apology: Defending Conversion to the Philosophic Way of Life |
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In Plato’s Apology of Socrates, Socrates in his only public defence speech does his best to show that his way of life is fundamentally distinct from, and in irreconcilable conflict with, politics. Since we are told in the Crito that Socrates need never have gone to trial (45e), we must conclude that Socrates’ antagonism of his jurors in court was intentional. Many scholars have provided compelling arguments explaining why Socrates chose to pit himself against the city in this way. There has also been much debate over which side was more justified; Socrates or the city. I will contend that Socrates, and Plato, defend philosophy in the Apology by publicly defending education as preparation for philosophy. Specifically, they defend the education required to attain the first stage of philosophic conversion: Socrates’ “human wisdom”, i.e., knowledge of his ignorance of the “greatest things”. |
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| L'Arrivee, Elizabeth. "Socratic Ignorance in Plato's Apology: Defending Conversion to the Philosophic Way of Life" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Palmer House Hotel, Chicago, IL, Apr 12, 2007 <Not Available>. 2009-05-24 <http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p197069_index.html> |
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| L'Arrivee, E. A. , 2007-04-12 "Socratic Ignorance in Plato's Apology: Defending Conversion to the Philosophic Way of Life" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Palmer House Hotel, Chicago, IL Online <PDF>. 2009-05-24 from http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p197069_index.html |
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Abstract: In Plato’s Apology of Socrates, Socrates in his only public defence speech does his best to show that his way of life is fundamentally distinct from, and in irreconcilable conflict with, politics. Since we are told in the Crito that Socrates need never have gone to trial (45e), we must conclude that Socrates’ antagonism of his jurors in court was intentional. Many scholars have provided compelling arguments explaining why Socrates chose to pit himself against the city in this way. There has also been much debate over which side was more justified; Socrates or the city. I will contend that Socrates, and Plato, defend philosophy in the Apology by publicly defending education as preparation for philosophy. Specifically, they defend the education required to attain the first stage of philosophic conversion: Socrates’ “human wisdom”, i.e., knowledge of his ignorance of the “greatest things”. |
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| Socratic Ignorance in Plato’s Apology: Defending Conversion to the Philosophic Way of Life Elizabeth L’Arrivee Presented for MPSA April 14 2007 *Please do not cite* In Plato’s Apology of Socrates Socrates in his only public defence speech does his best to show that his way of life is fundamentally distinct from and in irreconcilable conflict with politics. Since we are told in the Crito that Socrates need never have gone to trial (45e) we must conclude that Socrates’ antagonism |
| United States: Basic Books 1991. Plato. Symposium. Trans. by Seth Benardete. Chicago: University of Chicago Press 2001. Schaefer David L. “Was Socrates a Corrupter? A Study of Plato’s Apology of Socrates” in Law and Philosophy: The Practice of Theory: Essays in Honor of George Anastaplo. Vol. I. Ed. John Murley et al. Athens: Ohio University Press 1992. Pp. 73-83. West Thomas G. “Defending Socrates and Defending Politics.” Interpretation 11 (1983) 383-397. Zuckert Michael. “Rationalism and Political Responsibility: Just Speech |
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