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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 100
EAN: 9780023224102
ISBN: 002322410X
Label: Prentice Hall
Manufacturer: Prentice Hall
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 88
Publication Date: January 01, 1987
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Sales Rank: 11965
Studio: Prentice Hall
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Rating: - In defense of Socrates
Socrates in "Apology" is not merely a character or invention of Plato, his words are the words of wisdom passed from Socrates the teacher and interpreted by one of his most loyal students, Plato.
Whether the ideas discussed in "Apology" belong to Socrates the teacher or Socrates the character, i. e Plato; "Apology", a defense of Socrates, his teacher, remains one of the most emotionally touching pieces written by Plato. We can speculate that is the reason it was written in the form ... Read More
Rating: - Touchstones of philosophy
This slim volume collects Plato's dialogues that concern the death of Socrates. In "Euthyphro," Socrates engages the title character in a discussion on the nature of piety on his way to address the Senate. "Apology" is his powerful defense against charges of corrupting the youth of Athens. In "Crito," he explains to friends who would arrange his escape that, having benefited from the laws of the state in the past, he cannot violate them now simply because they inconvenience him.
Obviously, ... Read More
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