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And, secondly, the Apology demonstrates also
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the vulnerability of political philosophy in its relation to the city,
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in its relation to political power.
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The Apology puts on trial not merely a particular individual,
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Socrates, but puts on trial the very idea of philosophy.
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From its very beginnings, philosophy and the city, philosophy
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and political life, have stood in a sort of tension with one another.
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Socrates is charged, as we will see, by the city for
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corrupting the youth and impiety toward the Gods, right?
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In other words, he's accused of treason,
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a high capital offense.
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No other work of which I am aware helps us better