In the apology, socrates tries to explain that he understands his philosophical task to

A constant pursuit for the meaning of excellence.

Explanation:

Happiness is not always considered to be the target for achieving. In many Undo European languages, the root word of happiness implies fate and that which is given by God and taken when by them and not attainable by human efforts. In west, Socrates spread the idea that happiness is the greatest good and therefore be the ultimate aim of life.

He is the ancient Greek philosopher who believed that philosophical tasks must achieve practical results for the greater well being of the society. he said that human  choices were based on happiness.

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answer; early greeks were econimically stagnant and cut off from other near eastern civilizations;