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reaganwaggoner's review against another edition
4.0
I find it difficult to even rate it four stars rather than five with as much significance as this dialogue has, but I rate it four stars nonetheless. Don't ask me why, because honestly I don't know.
This dialogue is brilliant, although it's more of a monologue with one isolated cross-examination that is more of a humiliation. Anyway. A few of my favorite isolated quotations:
How you, O Athenians, have been affected by my accusers, I cannot tell; but I know that they almost made me forget who I was - so persuasively did they speak; and yet they have hardly uttered a word of truth. -The Apology
The hour of departure has arrived, and we go our ways - I to die, and you to live. Which is better God only knows. -The Apology
Oh, also, I can't help but think of what a wonder a modified excerpt of this text would have been in the old atonement channel of AP CSA :)
This dialogue is brilliant, although it's more of a monologue with one isolated cross-examination that is more of a humiliation. Anyway. A few of my favorite isolated quotations:
How you, O Athenians, have been affected by my accusers, I cannot tell; but I know that they almost made me forget who I was - so persuasively did they speak; and yet they have hardly uttered a word of truth. -The Apology
The hour of departure has arrived, and we go our ways - I to die, and you to live. Which is better God only knows. -The Apology
Oh, also, I can't help but think of what a wonder a modified excerpt of this text would have been in the old atonement channel of AP CSA :)
alfredojose's review against another edition
challenging
dark
informative
lighthearted
reflective
tense
fast-paced
4.0
ishara's review against another edition
4.0
One of my first forays into a classical philosophical text and found it very accessible (perhaps also thanks to the guys at The Partially Examined Life podcast). Despite Socrates coming across as a know-it-all, he argues about whether what he does is good or evil and concludes for himself that, because his intentions are good and a voice in his head tells him to continue doing it, his meddling and cross-examining of people on the street on the value of their virtues is inherently a thing that should continue and be preserved. I agree with Socrates in so much as they should have taken him aside and talked to him, teaching him something instead of making it a big issue on a public platform. For some reason, that feels incredibly comtemporary.
ircchu's review against another edition
3.0
Not Socrates being like “I didn’t actually do that but all these other people did, but like whatever” and then he goes on to say he’s not smart in certain areas but neither are the people that claim they are. He’s just like me fr
felitfelix's review against another edition
5.0
The hour of departure has arrived, and we go our ways- I to die, and you to live. Which is better God only knows. What a beautiful ending! I love his argumentation, and I definitely pondered with him!
yaarya's review against another edition
4.0
this completly changed my perspective on socrates, a great example of two line struggle !