An evidence-based claim essay written to claim my argument in "Plato's Apology" a piece of writing surrounding the trial of Socrates.
In this piece of writing you are going to read gives my argument on the "Plato's Apology". A writing that focus on the last moments of life of Socrates, a famous Greek philosopher. This is written in my 9th grade ELA class as the 2nd biggest assignment. I don't want to spoil anything so please enjoy.
"I know that I am intelligent, because I know that I know nothing."
Socrates
The Unreasonable Socrates
The famous piece of writing, "Plato's Apology," was written based on the story of a philosopher name Socrates, telling what he did, why he did it, and what the consequences were. He was put on trial for many accusations, the main one being how he humiliated people, which he argues of being a quest from God. The text provided reasons supporting Socrates' actions: his mission, God, or his wisdom, but many reasons were still missing. The text didn't justify Socrates' actions; it gave an unclear and ambiguous message from the Oracle, which led to Socrates' misinterpretation, and the unreasonable follow up actions.
The Oracle's words gave many questions for Socrates. When Socrates first heard about the message about him being the wisest among the Athens, it gave him many questions. The questions Socrates had after he heard the messages were; "Whatever does the God mean? What is this riddle all about? I'm not aware of being wise, not a lot and not a little." This shows how confused Socrates was when he heard the words, he questioned Oracle's message and what it truly means.
Soon after, he answered his questions and gave no other valid reasons explaining his further actions. He did an investigation into his questions by going around, asking people, and humiliating them. After the investigation, he got an answer to his question; his answer was, "But the truth is more likely that the god is the only wise one; and the oracle's response means that human wisdom is worth little or nothing." Stilled, he goes around doing the same things before he got his answer, exposing people. This shows how he missed interpreted the message into causing trouble. Although the text provided further information regarding his actions, they weren't valid.
Socrates took the oracle's words as a quest to find the true wisest person in Athens, even though the gods didn't command him nor told him to do so. The text gave us a reason Socrates continued his actions, he took the oracle's words as a quest, a quest given explicitly and directly to him. Socrates stated, "That's why I still go around seeking and searching at the God's command for anyone, whether citizen or foreigner, who I think is wise. And in my task of helping the God, if I find anybody who fails this test, I point out that he's not wise." This shows how he misunderstood the oracle's words, took it as a quest, and ended up upsetting everyone, although he knew that the wisest people are the gods.
The text's information didn't back up Socrates' actions; it gave a vague message, which created confusion and made him a troublesome person. Socrates was confused by the broad message and ended up humiliating people. The reasons provided by the text weren't clear enough into explaining all of Socrates' actions and why he continued his thought-up quest.
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