In the Apology, Socrates is found guilty by a margin of some 15 votes. What is t
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Question
In the Apology, Socrates is found guilty by a margin of some 15 votes. What is the penalty proposed by the prosecution? What three penalties does Socrates propose in his defense? Explain why Socrates believes that the first penalty that he proposes is appropriate. Did the jury agree with Socrates’ assessment of what his fitting punishment should be? Socrates could have begged for clemency, used his wife and children to get a pity vote, or promised to behave differently. Why does he take such care to avoid these actions?
Explanation / Answer
Penalty proposed was the death by Hemlock .
3 penalties proposed by Socrates are :
a) Deserving meals free of cost , as he spent his life by offering the needy people freely.
b) Penalty of death
c) A fine of one mina of silver , which was about one- fifth of his modest net worth .
First penalty , he offered was deserving meals which should be free of cost. It is so because , he had spent his life by offering the needy people freely.
No the jury did not agree with Socrate's assessment of his punishment .
He avoided these actions , as it would disgrace their justice system as proposed by Athens . It would have been a partial act on his side , begging for his family's vote so that he could save himself.