| Edition |
1st American ed |
| Descript |
253 p. : ill. ; 24 cm |
| Bibliog. |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Contents |
The trial of Socrates -- Socrates in court -- How the system worked -- The charge of impiety -- The war years -- Alcibiades, Socrates, and the aristocratic milieu -- Pestilence and war -- The rise and fall of Alcibiades -- The end of the war -- Critias and Civil War --- Crisis and conflict -- Symptoms of change -- Reactions to intellectuals -- The condemnation of Socrates -- Socratic politics -- A cock for Asclepius |
| Summary |
A revisionist account of the trial and execution of the philosopher draws on Greek sources to separate truth from myth, offering insight into Socrates' character as a deeply moral thinker whose convictions strongly contrasted those of his former student,Alcibaides |
| Subject |
Socrates -- Trials, litigation, etc
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Socrates -- Death and burial
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| ISBN |
0393065278 |
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