Plato's Encounters In The Apology

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The Apology is a summarization of the accounts that went on during Socrates trial with the Athenian council. These records were recorded verbatim by Plato. However, the defense was not summarized until after the trial. Plato was fascinated with Socrates and an enthusiastic student of his day. People would say that the encounters in The Apology could have been biased because of their affiliation. Although Plato looked up to him as a teacher, he truly believed his accounts is a true representation of what happened. It could also be that Socrates went overboard on his defense and the amount of knowledge he used in his writings.
Withstanding trial Socrates was exposed to a slew of accusations and false rumors regarding his accusers. Although

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