Bibliograph

The last days of Socrates, Euthyphro, Apology, Crito, Phaedo, Plato ; translated with introductions and notes by Christopher Rowe

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The last days of Socrates, Euthyphro, Apology, Crito, Phaedo, Plato ; translated with introductions and notes by Christopher Rowe

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages xxviii-xxxii)

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The last days of Socrates

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

645672598

Responsibility statement

Plato ; translated with introductions and notes by Christopher Rowe

Series statement

Penguin classics

Sub title

Euthyphro, Apology, Crito, Phaedo

Summary

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 èxamine ourselves and others', portraying the man himself living and dying by his philosophy. In Euthyphro, Socrates debates the nature of pìety'; 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

Table Of Contents

Euthyphro -- Apology -- Crito -- Phaedo

Target audience

adult

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