What does Socrates claim should be the actual outcome for Athens should he be found guilty and put to death?

SocratesSocrates – Quotes, Death & Facts – BiographySocrates is one of the most fascinating but elusive figures in Greek history. He is well known from the writings of his students, but he never wrote anything himself. Socrates did not believe that writing was a positive technology in that it allowed people to not use their memories as much, relying on the written word to preserve thoughts. So, we have nothing from Socrates himself, but we also have to be careful with accepting the versions of Socrates found in the writings of Plato and Xenophon, two of his more prolific publishing students. How much is accurate memory on their parts? How much of their characterization of Socrates is manipulated in order to put forth their own philosophical positions? The answer is… we aren’t completely certain.Socrates appears to have been driven by a prophecy from the oracle at Delphi. As you will read in Plato’s Apology, a friend of Socrates received a message from the oracle that “no one is wiser than Socrates.” Socrates, unaware that he is the wisest man in Athens, went around trying to figure out what that meant by questioning people who thought themselves wise. His method of questioning people, pushing them to understand what they truly mean (in other words, going beyond the mere words that they use to try to get at what they truly meant by those words), made him a lot of enemies among the wealthier and more powerful men of Athens. At the same time, it also won him a lot of students who loved to watch Socrates make fools out of people (and apparently they would try to mimic him on their own).File:Socrates teaching Perikles-Nicolas Guibal-IMG 5309.JPG …What Socrates taught is ultimately not completely clear, although aspects of his teachings can be found in his students’ subsequent work. Several important philosophical schools developed out of Socrates’ teachings, which lead us to believe that his actual inquiries were quite wide ranging. Ultimately Socrates would be accused of not properly worshipping the Greek gods and introducing new gods and of corrupting the youth. Of the latter, little evidence is supplied. Concerning the former, you will read about his response to this in the Apology. It is quite possible that Socrates fell victim to his time. One of his students was Critias, the leader of the 30 tyrants that terrorized Athens after the Peloponnesian War. While Critias would eventually be killed, his memory lives on. Socrates may have been seen guilty by some (or many?) for having helped create this tyrant.Death Of Socrates Photograph by GrangerSocrates is found guilty and sentenced to death. He has the opportunity to offer up a counter-punishment, and he does so. Again, as you will read in the Apology, his offer doesn’t help make him any friends. So death it is. His friends help organize an escape for Socrates, as we read in the Crito, but Socrates refuses, for reasons that you’ll read. He ends up being administered a mixture of poison hemlock and something else (what it was is unclear, but it made the poison pretty much painless) which results in his death. In the Phaedo you will read Socrates’ explanation to his friends and followers how the poison is affecting his body.Writer: please use the below links and the attachments to complete the assigned questions. For this assignment I would like you to read through three of Plato’s texts on Socrates’ last days: the Apology, Crito, and Phaedo (the last section of this particular text). I want you to consider what is being said about Socrates and his supposed crimes, and how Socrates reacts to them.Some things to consider:In the Apology:What is Socrates’ defense against the accusations made by Meletus?How does Socrates come across to you from reading this text? What kind of person might he have been like?What does Socrates claim should be the actual outcome for Athens should he be found guilty and put to death?What would Socrates like Athens to do to/for him rather than execute him?In the Crito:Why won’t Socrates escape even though his friends want him to?In the Phaedo:What do you think of Socrates’ last moments alive? How does he come across in his discussions with his friends/students? (What about his family – wife and 3 boys?)Length: 2-3 pageshttp://classics.mit.edu/Plato/apology.htmlhttp://classics.mit.edu/Plato/crito.html