The Last Days Of Socrates

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SKU: 
9780140449280
Author: 
PLATO
Publisher: 
Penguin Classics
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Euthyphro/Apology/Crito/Phaedo

'Nothing can harm a good man either in life or after death'

The trial and condemnation of Socrates on charges of heresy and corrupting young minds is a defining moment in the history of classical Athens. In tracing these events through four dialogues, Plato also developed his own philosophy of a life guided by self-responsibility. Euthyphro finds Socrates outside the court-house, debating the nature of piety, while the Apology is his robust rebuttal of the charges against him. In the Crito, awaiting execution in prison, Socrates counters the arguments of friends urging him to escape. Finally, in the Phaedo, he is shown calmly confident in the face of death.

Translated by HUGH TREDENNICK and HAROLD TARRANT with an Introduction and notes by HAROLD TARRANT

SKU: 9780140449280
Publisher:  Penguin Classics
Format: Paperback
Pages: 256
Edition: Updated Edition
Country of Publication: London, United Kingdom
Publication Date: 
Size: 198 x 129 x 17

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