"Sokrateen puolustuspuhe" by Plato is a Socratic dialogue written after 399 BC. The work presents Socrates's courtroom defense against charges of corrupting Athens's youth and impiety. Facing a jury of approximately 500 Athenian men, Socrates rejects sophisticated oratory in favor of plain speech and cross-examination. Rather than compromise his integrity to avoid punishment, he maintains his philosophical principles. The dialogue captures one of history's most famous trials and its fatal outcome. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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