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The Trial and Death of Socrates : Linking the Symposium and the Apology

Philosophy , as it is conceived in its classical sense , means love or friendship for wisdom . Although the aforementioned conception is the most widely accepted , there is also another important conception of philosophy which springs from the Socratic-Platonic Dialogues itself that philosophy is a certain kind of therapeia that is , the care of

br one 's soul . Socrates himself believes that the care of one 's soul should be our utmost concern as human beings . Thereby , declaring that the unexamined life is not worth living

Socrates ' trial and death as it is recorded by Plato in the Apology is one of the manifestations of Socrates ' commitment to philosophy as the care of the soul and the kind of life which is most appropriate for human beings to live . It is important to note that Socrates ' death could have been avoided if , after hearing the charges against him by his accusers Anytus and Meletus , have opted to admit that his teachings are wrong and go on a voluntary exile but to do so would mean damaging his own soul and turning his back away from the truth two things that Socrates is deeply committed to . This seeks to explore how the Symposium parallels the charges against Socrates in the Apology

In the Apology...