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I am the gadfly of the Athenian people, given to them by God, and they will never have another, if they kill me. ... of gadfly, given to the state by God; and the state is a great ... Speech I: Socrates' Defense...
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socrates.clarke.edu/aplg0106.htm
socrates.clarke.edu/aplg0106.htm
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Social gadfly - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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" Gadfly " is a term for people who upset the status quo by posing upsetting or novel questions, or just being an irritant. The term "gadfly" (Ancient Greek: μυο̃ψ, myops ) was used by Plato in th...
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Socrates - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Socrates (pronounced /ˈsɒkrətiːz/ ; Greek: , Sōkrátēs ; c. 469 BC–399 BC ) was a Classical Greek philosopher. Credited as one of the founders of Western philosophy, he is an enigmatic figure ...
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B. My argument has been most heavily influenced by two books, Thomas G. West, Plato’s Apology of Socrates (Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 1979) and Leo Straus, “On Plato’s Apology of Socrates and Crito” in Strauss, Studies in Platonic Philosophy (Chicago, University of Chicago ... D. Socrates the gadfly...
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ih51.stier.net/notes/Apology.htm
ih51.stier.net/notes/Apology.htm
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1. What are the charges against Socrates?; 2. What has caused prejudice to arise against Socrates?; 3. How does Socrates refute the charge that he corrupts the youth?; 4. What is Socrates' argument that he believes in God?; 5. What has Socrates spent his whole life doing?; 6. Socrates says he is a "gadfly." Explain; 7.
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philosophy.lander.edu/intro/socrates.html
philosophy.lander.edu/intro/socrates.html
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They shall be my prosecutors, and I will sum up their words in an affidavit: "Socrates is an evil-doer, and a curious person, who searches into things under the earth and in heaven, and he makes the worse appear the better cause;
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philosophy.lander.edu/intro/introbook2.1/x1346.html
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Xenophon's Apology is a narrative in which "quotations" from Socrates's speech are interspersed. ... Explain the difference between the values emphasized by Socrates and those considered important by the typical Athenian. Look up the word "gadfly" in a dictionary. What is the meaning of Socrates's metaphor of the gadfly?
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depthome.brooklyn.cuny.edu/classics/dunkle/studyguide/a...
depthome.brooklyn.cuny.edu/classics/dunkle/studyguide/apology.htm
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In the Apology, Socrates says that the cultivation of the soul is the primary business of life, and that an unexamined life is not worth living. And this is the key: it is through cultivating the soul – engaging in inquiry, asking questions, rejecting blind acceptance of ideas -- that we cultivate our souls.
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people.hsc.edu/drjclassics/texts/socrates.shtm
people.hsc.edu/drjclassics/texts/socrates.shtm
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A line-by-line analysis of Plato's Apology, written by Kelley Ross. ... Unless Plato had already written some short dialogues to illustrate Socrates' technique of questioning (like the Euthyphro), the Apology of Socrates is the earliest thing by him that we have.
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www.friesian.com/apology.htm
www.friesian.com/apology.htm
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