Description: 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 charge of impiety; in Crito, now in prison and awaiting execution, he considers whether escape can be justified; finally, in Phaedo, he reflects on the ethics of suicide, describes his intellectual history, and mounts a series of arguments for supposing that we continue to exist as intelligent beings after death. Then, after a magnificent description of the earth and its regions, he drinks the hemlock and dies. 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. Translated with an introduction and notes by CHRISTOPHER ROWE
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EAN: 9780140455496
UPC: 9780140455496
ISBN: 9780140455496
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Original Language: Greek, Ancient (To 1453)
Book Title: Last Days of Socrates
Number of Pages: 256 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Publication Year: 2011
Item Height: 0.6 in
Topic: History & Surveys / Ancient & Classical, Ancient & Classical, Essays
Genre: Literary Criticism, Philosophy, Literary Collections
Item Weight: 6.8 Oz
Author: Plato
Item Length: 7.8 in
Item Width: 5.1 in
Format: Uk-B Format Paperback
