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The Last Days of Socrates

by: Unknown
ISBN: 9780140455496 | 0140455493
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Pub. Date: 1/25/2011

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SummaryTable of ContentsAuthor Biography
Euthyphro/Apology/Crito/Phaedro 'Consider just this, and give your minds to this alone: whether or not what I say is just' Plato's account of Socrates' trial and death (399 BCE) is one of the most significant moments in western literature and philosophy. In these four works Plato illustrates Socrates' fundamental belief in the necessity for us to 'examine ourselves and others', portraying the man himself living and dying by his philosophy. In Euthyphro, Socrates debates the nature of 'piety'; in Apology, he defends himself in court against the ... MORE
Chronologyp. vii
Acknowledgementsp. x
General Introductionp. xi
Select Bibliography and Further Readingp. xxviii
A Note on the Text and Translationp. xxxiii
Introduction to Euthyphrop. 3
Euthyphrop. 6
Introduction to the Apologyp. 29
The Apology of Socrates ('Socrates' Defence')p. 32
Introduction to ... MOREp. 63
Critop. 66
Introduction to Phaedop. 83
Phaedop. 87
Notesp. 171
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Christopher Rowe's introduction to his powerful new translations aims to provide a brief sketch of the context and themes of these four Platonic dialogues, while insisting that they have less to do with historical fact than with an exposition and defence of Plato's Socratic philosophy. The volume also includes a chronology, suggestions for further reading, and a short introduction to each individual dialogue.


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