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A review by neo_221
Apology by Plato
5.0
In the episode, 'Ozymandias' of the Breaking Bad, Hank gets captured and Walter realizes that Hank is going to die very soon. Walter pleads with the gunmen to leave Hank alone and even pleads with Hank to beg for his life! Hank stares at Walter for a moment and says,
' You're the smartest guy I've ever met... but you're too stupid to see that he made up his mind 10 minutes ago...'
That is how I felt about the whole trial. Socrates was fairly unpopular during the final years of his life and although the charges against him were unjust, his defense against the charges was abysmal. He started off strong and even managed to set a trap card for Meletus(which he eventually fell for!) during the cross-examination session but soon the philosopher in him took over and he began to lose the plot. Socrates wanted to paint a picture of himself as a noble and virtuous guy but probably ended up coming across as arrogant and imprudent to the members of the jury. His anti-democratic views were also frowned upon and he also managed to let loose some daringly honest statements that day,
"Please do not be offended if I tell you the truth. No man on earth who conscientiously opposes either you or any other organized democracy, and flatly prevents a great many wrongs and illegalities from taking place in the state to which he belongs, can possibly escape with his life. The true champion of justice, if he intends to survive even for a short time, must necessarily confine himself to private life and leave politics alone."
My man exclaimed the quiet part out loud and statements like these might have irked the more conservative members of the jury. He also mentioned several times that he does not fear death and if the jury does somehow decide to acquit him of all charges but set a condition that he should stop philosophizing for the rest of his life, he would not stop doing so and would continue to be a philosopher for the rest of his life. Telling a bunch of angry people who hate a particular habit of yours that you will continue to maintain that habit regardless of the consequences can easily be misinterpreted as imprudence/arrogance, even if you eloquently try to explain the virtue behind it.
Some scholars say that Socrates might have been able to save himself that day had he really wanted to. But he chose the truth instead of coming up with complex rhetorics and the truth might have had a hand in killing him that day.
' You're the smartest guy I've ever met... but you're too stupid to see that he made up his mind 10 minutes ago...'
That is how I felt about the whole trial. Socrates was fairly unpopular during the final years of his life and although the charges against him were unjust, his defense against the charges was abysmal. He started off strong and even managed to set a trap card for Meletus(which he eventually fell for!) during the cross-examination session but soon the philosopher in him took over and he began to lose the plot. Socrates wanted to paint a picture of himself as a noble and virtuous guy but probably ended up coming across as arrogant and imprudent to the members of the jury. His anti-democratic views were also frowned upon and he also managed to let loose some daringly honest statements that day,
"Please do not be offended if I tell you the truth. No man on earth who conscientiously opposes either you or any other organized democracy, and flatly prevents a great many wrongs and illegalities from taking place in the state to which he belongs, can possibly escape with his life. The true champion of justice, if he intends to survive even for a short time, must necessarily confine himself to private life and leave politics alone."
My man exclaimed the quiet part out loud and statements like these might have irked the more conservative members of the jury. He also mentioned several times that he does not fear death and if the jury does somehow decide to acquit him of all charges but set a condition that he should stop philosophizing for the rest of his life, he would not stop doing so and would continue to be a philosopher for the rest of his life. Telling a bunch of angry people who hate a particular habit of yours that you will continue to maintain that habit regardless of the consequences can easily be misinterpreted as imprudence/arrogance, even if you eloquently try to explain the virtue behind it.
Some scholars say that Socrates might have been able to save himself that day had he really wanted to. But he chose the truth instead of coming up with complex rhetorics and the truth might have had a hand in killing him that day.