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Apology

Plato's account of the speech Socrates gave at his trial in 399 BCE, including his explanation of what his reputation for wisdom actually consists of.

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Knowing

Plato. Apology. In Plato: Complete Works, edited by John M. Cooper, translated by G. M. A. Grube. Indianapolis: Hackett, 1997.

Book · Hackett · 1997

Interpretation

A dialogue by Plato, not a transcript. What Socrates said at his trial is unrecoverable; what we have is one student's composition, written years later, and the site treats attributions to Socrates accordingly.

Provenance

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  • SocratesPerson

    Socrates is the dialogue's subject and speaker; Plato is its author.