Defending Your Beliefs: Martin Luther and Plato
Words: 1615 Pages: 5 6858Abstract In this paper the literary works of Plato and Martin Luther will be compared. In Plato’s “Socrates’ Apology” and Martin Luther’s “Speech at the Diet of Worms” the defense of one’s beliefs is the central focus. When their beliefs are called into question, both Socrates and Martin Luther stay true to their causes and defend their beliefs at the cost of their lives. While both works tell of similar stories, the narrative is quite different. While Socrates stands in […]
