The last days of Socrates / Plato.
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TextLanguage: English Original language: Greek, Ancient (to 1453) Series: Penguin classicsPublication details: London : Penguin, 2010.Description: xxxiv, 211 pages ; 20 cmISBN: - 9780140455496
- 184 PLA 22
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard Loan | Moylish Library Main Collection | 184 PLA (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Checked out | 11/09/2023 | 39002100611590 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
'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 BC) is a significant moment in Classical literature and the life of Classical Athens. In these four dialogues, Plato develops the Socratic belief in responsibility for one's self and shows Socrates living and dying under his philosophy. In Euthyphro , Socrates debates goodness outside the courthouse; Apology sees him in court, rebutting all charges of impiety; in Crito , he refuses an entreaty to escape from prison; and in Phaedo , Socrates faces his impending death with calmness and skilful discussion of immortality.
Christopher Rowe's introduction to his powerful new translation examines the book's themes of identity and confrontation, and explores how its content is less historical fact than a promotion of Plato's Socratic philosophy.
Translated from the Ancient Greek.
Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- Chronology (p. vii)
- Acknowledgements (p. x)
- General Introduction (p. xi)
- Select Bibliography and Further Reading (p. xxviii)
- A Note on the Text and Translation (p. xxxiii)
- Introduction to Euthyphro (p. 3)
- Euthyphro (p. 6)
- Introduction to the Apology (p. 29)
- The Apology of Socrates ('Socrates' Defence') (p. 32)
- Introduction to Crito (p. 63)
- Crito (p. 66)
- Introduction to Phaedo (p. 83)
- Phaedo (p. 87)
- Notes (p. 171)