Reviews

Apology by Plato

philosokyle's review against another edition

5.0

the best part is when socrates apologizes and says “ope sorry for corrupting the youth won’t do it again” and then the athenians gave him a Performance Improvement Plan

kouverk's review against another edition

3.0

It's hard to rate Plato. It's a classic; if you're interested in philosophy, just read it

ingenium1's review against another edition

challenging inspiring medium-paced

3.5

A good start to philosophy

darkside_cookies's review against another edition

5.0

σλει

_tanmay_barman_'s review against another edition

reflective medium-paced

5.0

ffriasguada's review against another edition

challenging medium-paced

4.0

t quiero sócrates 

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 :)

elodiethefangirl's review against another edition

reflective medium-paced

4.0

ray_2002's review against another edition

reflective fast-paced

4.75

alfredojose's review against another edition

challenging dark informative lighthearted reflective tense fast-paced

4.0