Socrates, however, was charged on account of his own findings and identity attached with the method of elenchus merely on the ground that it had set many to doubt beliefs and principles. Isn’t it that a philosopher, being a man of deep thought, naturally appreciates any cognitive and empirical tasks following a fresh object of argument or point of examination? we may find ourselves contemplating on why charges and accusations developed at the time when fellow thinkers could have established instead profound interest and query in the newly met concept of the man. To me, this is how Socrates’ apology occurs or comes into being. Perhaps it is the duty of fate to allow men to be struck by blindness first so that the coming of light would be as distinct as unfolding one’s eyes to the sight of real marvel, of an overwhelming beauty. It would be quite apparent after reading and analyzing the text that Plato attempts to convey how the impact of the ‘Apology of Socrates’ guides and substantiates his own wisdom on what could make the capacity for evolving knowledge turn into a desire for destructive gain rather than enlightenment of humanity. Such a realization by Plato illustrates man’s weakness at a commission of fault but failure of its admission due to the general consensus of state with a reputed foundation that may not be shaken and the strength of pride among its members whose pure intelligence became corrupted with arrogance.
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