 They argue that Socrates is uncharacteristically lacking in righteousness, and that this puts the dialog at odds with the main body of Socratic dialogs.The opinions of Socrates in any given dialog not only often contradict conventional morality, they also contradict his own previous opinions.For example, in the Apology, Socrates praises "the son of Thetis" (Achilles) for making light of death because he was so obsessed with getting revenge on Hector for killing Patroclus.