Aubree TuschkaDr. WardWestern Civ.May 1, 2014Book PrécisThe author Plato, translated by Hugh Tredennick presents in "The Last Days of Socrates", (469-399 BC) a series of four dialogues called Eatiphro, The Apology, Crito and Phaedo which depicts the trial of Socrates, death and conscripts the last days of the philosophers. His opinion and the corruption of the youth, gave Plato the opportunity to portray and expand his own philosophy and arguments about responsibility for people's actions and how these affect society, as well as his belief in the "morality of the soul". Plato aims to present a moral representation of Socrates and his expressive philosophy which he explicates during his last days beginning with a prologue called "Euthyphro" which describes Socrates in a dramatic action as he discusses "definition by division" with Euthyphro and their different opinions on the meaning of piety. The purpose of this discussion was for Socrates to prepare for his defense in his court trial for being accused of “impiety.” Plato then illustrates a dialogue "The Apology" which corresponds to a series of three segments; Speech by Socrates in which he expresses his defense during the trial against the Athenian Council. The second segment is the court's decision, and the third is his trial which sentenced him to death. Furthermore, the dialogue "Crito" describes the discussion between Crito and Socrates in his prison cell, about the agreement to help Socrates. escape from prison. Socrates chooses to stay because it would be unfair to the law and he must stay and die to prove he is innocent. His argument concludes that prejudice cannot be solved by prejudice, although he is not satisfied with the law he must bear it....... middle of paper ...... compared to previous readings which discuss the idea of ​​purpose of life. However, Plato uses the structure of dialogue to write to convey different points of view and allow his readers to form their own opinion. In order for readers to think for themselves, Plato uses natural conversation in his writings so that the reader can evaluate each character's points of view as they converse with each other throughout the story. Plato greatly stimulates open-mindedness because his literature never speaks to his readers. instead, it directly attracts the attention of its readers through strong questions from all different perspectives that give readers the chance to think for themselves and form their own ideas and actions. All in all Plato didn't convince me of the many different topics and beliefs that were discussed, he just made me question the controversies.