"Apology: Defence of Socrates" Discussion Questions

Plato

  1. What activity is Socrates referring to when he says that he has gone around “examining” the citizens of Athens?
  2. How does Socrates reconcile the claim that he is the wisest person with the claim that he knows nothing?
  3. Reconstruct and evaluate Socrates’ argument that it is not rational to fear death.
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