1. Jessica Stevenson
Humanities 101
August10, 2015
Mr. Ross Chapmen
The unexamined life
In The Apology of Socrates, hehas been accused of corrupting the young
and not recognizing the gods of who they actually are. During The Apology
Socrates is making a speech in the trail to provehe himself is no guilty of these
charges. Itis not an actually apology like we think of now a days, in ancient
Greece it means a defenses and argument. He mustplead a good one or it is
death for him.
Socrates believed that being a wise man was not so important and that he
was being charger for saying so. He believed that the people of Athens believed
that money, riches, and status meant everything. Yet tho Socrates also believed
that it wasn’ttrue that the people of Athens believed that money, riches, and
status meant everything. He believed being a good person and a humble person
was more important. The people of Athens didn’t agree with his thoughts at all.

2. They do not wanthim to the youth this at all. The Athenians believe that if it
spread to the youth that he would rain the Athens youth. Socrates did not believe
he would ever destroy Athens youth by his beliefs. This is why he was letting
everyoneknow this. He believed that living a simple life and being a good person
was worth living.
If he was unable to do so to be spared of his life he did not wantto live. He
didn’t wantto liv a life that was preventing him frombeing a good person who
lives without riches, money, and possessions. Hewants to be able to live a
humble life and show others that’s what a life worth living is. He also wants the
Athens citizens to know that if they do him they will never have another citizen
like him. He wants them to realize that he was sent to them to show them a
better way of living.
Socrates didn’t believe he deserved to die for his beliefs but he also did not
want to live if he were not allowed to his beliefs either. This shows thata man’s
life is not worth living if he cannot live his life the way he believes is the proper
way. Socrates was not corrupting the young Athenians for they havebeen the
only ones who would listen to him and actually accept his differencein they way
he believed you should life. He can teach them many things to life then the god’s

3. and the goddess could every teach them. They would all know they have a choice
and this is there life. In conclusion I do not believe that Socrates meant any harm
to any person when he was spreading his thoughts, hopes, and beliefs. I defiantly
do not believe he was corrupting the young in anyway becausethosewere they
only ones who would listen to him.