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The Apology of Socrates

by Plato (427-347)
Translated by Benjamin Jowett (1817-1893)

A German version is available: Des Sokrates Verteidigung.
A French version is available: L’apologie de Socrate.

Plato’s account of Socrates’ defense at his trial for “corrupting the youth” is a classic summation of his teacher’s life and mission, centered in Socrates’ most famous line, “The unexamined life is not worth living.” (Summary by FrZeile)