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if anyone is wiser than Socrates if Socrates had previously not dealt in philosophical matters — contrary to Socrates' own story). Luis Noussan-Lettry has proposed important existential and phenomenological frameworks for interpreting the philosophy of the Apology. Concerning all the early works of Plato, especially Apology and Crito, he has said it is best to first establish the theme of the piece and then interpret every passage in light of that theme. Echoing Kant, he calls this progression from the historical (and inadequate) interpretations to the thematic interpretation a "Copernican Revolution". For Noussan-Lettry the Apology is important because, if read correctly, it brings the reader directly into the Socratic Method and makes the Platonic Themes immediately comprehensible without recourse to pedagogy. To read the Apology is to take part in a dialogue.
See also Trial of Socrates Apology of Socrates by Xenophon Other texts of Plato's first Tetralogy: The Apology Preceded by: Euthyphro Followed by: Crito
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