| The Trial and Death of Socrates: Four Dialogues Contributor(s): Plato (Author) |
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ISBN: 0486270661 ISBN-13: 9780486270661 Publisher: Dover Publications OUR PRICE: $4.50 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 1992 Annotation: Among the most important and influential philosophical works in Western thought: "Euthyphro," exploring the concepts and aims of piety and religion; "Apology," a defense of the integrity of Socrates' teachings; "Crito," exploring Socrates' refusal to flee his death sentence; and "Phaedo," in which Socrates embraces death and discusses the immortality of the soul. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | History & Surveys - Ancient & Classical - Literary Collections | Ancient, Classical & Medieval - Philosophy | Political |
| Dewey: 184 |
| LCCN: 91029825 |
| Series: Dover Thrift Editions |
| Physical Information: 0.36" H x 5.16" W x 8.06" (0.22 lbs) 128 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) - Cultural Region - Greece |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Dialogues of Plato (427-347 B.C.) rank with the writings of Aristotle as the most important and influential philosophical works in Western thought. In them Plato cast his teacher Socrates as the central disputant in colloquies that brilliantly probe a vast spectrum of philosophical ideas and issues. None is more exciting and revelatory than the four dialogues -- Euthyphro, Apology, Crito, and Phaedo -- on themes evoked by the trial and death of Socrates, accused by his enemies and detractors of crimes against the state, among them "impiety" and "corruption of the young." |