
The Apology of Socrates: Adapted for the Contemporary Reader
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Narrated by:
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Michael T Downey
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By:
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Plato
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James Harris
The Apology of Socrates, by Plato, is the dialogue that presents the speech of legal self-defense, which Socrates presented at his trial for impiety and corruption, in 399 BC.
- Specifically, The Apology of Socrates is a defense against the charges of “corrupting the youth” and “not believing in the same gods as the city, but in other gods which are novel” to Athens.
- The Apology of Socrates is the dialogue that depicts the trial, written by Plato who details the final days of the philosopher great Socrates.
- This book has been carefully adapted into Modern English to allow for best enjoyment.
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I was unaware Socrates was this level of troll....
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A cornerstone of Western thought and a cautionary tale about the democratization of morality and truth.
Narrator did a great job.
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Democracy murders Socrates.
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Punished for free thought
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This contemporary version of The Apology of Socrates has all of the themes of a Summer of Love level of social disruption. Rejection of the state, rejection of the gods of your parents, corrupting the youth, attacking the lazy establishment, certainty of your own enlightenment, wit above decorum, and speaking truth to power. Socrates here is a one man rebellion. A Single revolutionary standing up to one of the most powerful governments in history and winning.
Without question, Socrates wins all rational arguments. However, he does not win his life which is also sadly common to revolutionaries. Established power does indeed have a tendency to be rather powerful.
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Timeless youth
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The narration is well done with a smooth and measured delivery.
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Interesting Listen
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Where does The Apology of Socrates: Adapted for the Contemporary Reader rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?
For this type of thing, this ranks very highly for me. It's a quick listen at under an hour and I actually sped it up a bit too. It's cool to get a snapshot of someone's mindset so long ago directly from them, and the nuggets of wisdom within make this a highly recommended book.What about Michael T Downey’s performance did you like?
The narrator is very clear - which is why I could speed it up and it was fine.Any additional comments?
I was voluntarily provided this free review copy audiobook by the author, narrator, or publisher.Interesting Insight into Plato's Mind
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The short work covers the speeches given by Socrates at his trial (2500 year old spoiler: he is found guilty and executed), against the charges of corrupting the youth and atheism. The book covers his defense, his response to the verdict and his final statements before execution
As with all we know of Socrates, it comes as hearsay via Plato and is told in a question and answer 'Socratic method'. It is interesting and well reasoned, if short. A great way to get a good overview of Socrates, his style (or Plato's style, at least) and what he taught. Overall well worth the short investment of time.
Narration by Michael T Downey is fine. He is clear and well paced. I would have liked a little more effort in clarifying the back-and-forth questioning between multiple people - to keep it clear who was talking. At times he modified his voice to be a different 'character', but other times he didn't. Or minimally did. Overall, narration is good but nothing exciting. It does what it needs to, but doesn't go beyond that.
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Apologia
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Reasons I enjoyed this audio book:
Witty, Wonderful character, Page-turner, Original, Realistic, Easy-to-read, Entertaining, Twisted, Informative.
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Classic
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