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2. Apology (Plato) - Wikipedia

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   The Apology of Socrates, by the philosopher Plato (429–347 BC), was one of many explanatory apologia about Socrates's legal defense against accusations of corruption and impiety; most apologia were published in the decade after the Trial of Socrates (399 BC). [3] As such, Plato's Apology of Socrates is an early philosophic defence of Socrates ...

3. Socratic dialogue - Wikipedia

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   Socrates. Socratic dialogue ( Ancient Greek: Σωκρατικὸς λόγος) is a genre of literary prose developed in Greece at the turn of the fourth century BC. The earliest ones are preserved in the works of Plato and Xenophon and all involve Socrates as the protagonist. These dialogues, and subsequent ones in the genre, present a ...

4. Socrates - Wikipedia

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   Socrates is known for proclaiming his total ignorance; he used to say that the only thing he was aware of was his ignorance, seeking to imply that the realization of our ignorance is the first step in philosophizing. Socrates exerted a strong influence on philosophers in later antiquity and has continued to do so in the modern era.

5. Theory of forms - Wikipedia

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   e. In philosophy and specifically metaphysics, the theory of Forms, theory of Ideas, [1] [2] [3] Platonic idealism, or Platonic realism is a theory widely credited to the Classical Greek philosopher Plato. The theory suggests that the physical world is not as real or true as "Forms". According to this theory, Forms—conventionally capitalized ...

6. Ion (dialogue) - Wikipedia

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   t. e. In Plato 's Ion ( / ˈaɪɒn /; Greek: Ἴων) Socrates discusses with the titular character, a professional rhapsode who also lectures on Homer, the question of whether the rhapsode, a performer of poetry, gives his performance on account of his skill and knowledge or by virtue of divine possession. It is one of the shortest of Plato's ...

7. Apology (Xenophon) - Wikipedia

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   The Apology of Socrates to the Jury (Greek: Ἀπολογία Σωκράτους πρὸς τοὺς Δικαστάς), by Xenophon of Athens, is a Socratic dialogue about the legal defence that the philosopher Socrates presented at his trial for the moral corruption of Athenian youth; and for asebeia against the pantheon of Athens; judged guilty, Socrates was sentenced to death.