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Plato's Apology

By: Plato
Narrated by: Ray Childs
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Socrates is on trial for his life. He is charged with impiety and corrupting young people. He presents his own defense, explaining why he has devoted his life to challenging the most powerful and important people in the Greek world. The reason is that rich and famous politicians, priests, poets, and a host of others pretend to know what is good, true, holy, and beautiful, but when Socrates questions them, they are shown to be foolish rather than wise.

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Public Domain (P)2015 Agora, New Internet Technologies Ancient, Classical & Medieval Literature Classics Collections Philosophy
Fascinating Thought Exploration • Prophetic Philosophical Ideas • Engaging Narration • Interesting Full-cast Performance
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"The easiest and best way is not to crush others but to better and improve yourselves."

why did take so long for me to read this?

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One of the greatest works of the west. Necessary for an understanding of our culture. RIP Socrates

Beautiful and meaningful

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I would hope he could karate noire stories as it fit the theme. I enjoyed it very much and will listen again.

splendid!

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I find it both fascinating and terrifying that a lot of my thought and idea exploration aligns with some of the great philosophers of our past... when Socrates says prophetic powers come when we are close to death, opens up a new pathway for the propagation of different thoughts and ideas, if I have thought and identical thought of Socrates or Plato then they were correct in stating that wisdom chooses the thinker, the thinker does not manifest wisdom on their own these people are the ones he would call out for being false... be wary of those who claim to know the ideas origin and end... because we all lack the vision to see such an infinite equation therefore we must be chosen to tap into that infinite wisdom and share it with one another for further exploration of thought and idea, and careful not to chastise or force the dichotomy of limited dualistic thinking

It resonates

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Socrates spoke with such conviction and deliberation. Listening to Plato’s apology really makes you think about how to live.

Wow! What a speech!

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The narrator did a wonderful job giving life to what can sometimes be difficult material to read/listen to and fully comprehend it. Great work.

Intriguing listen!

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Ray is wonderful. I truly enjoyed listenning to him to the delighted extent.
From the first audible of him I have since wished he has done all my favorite books.

Just amazing!!!!

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I find Ray Childs series of Plato's works with a full cast very interesting and a welcome way to understand the concepts that are expressed. The best part is that with each work the cast is consistent which makes it easier to go from one to the other. I recommend the entire series.

Ray Childs

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Socrates exposes and dunks on fools like usual even with his life on the line

Socrates is a Don

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This is an account of Socrates defending himself in trial and responding to the news of his sentence to death written by Plato. Very well performed. A treasure that this has lived on.

RIP Socrates

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