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The trial and execution of Socrates : sources and controversies
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The trial and execution of Socrates : sources and controversies

Author: Thomas C Brickhouse; Nicholas D Smith
Publisher: New York : Oxford University Press, 2002.
Edition/Format:   Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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Outside of his Republic, the most widely read of Plato's dialogues are the three that cover the trial of Socrates: the 'Euthyphro', the 'Apology', and the 'Crito'. This collection includes these  Read more...

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Genre/Form: Procès, instances, etc
Named Person: Socrates; Socrates; Socrates; Socrate; Socrate; Socrates.
Material Type: Internet resource
Document Type: Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors: Thomas C Brickhouse; Nicholas D Smith
ISBN: 0195119800 9780195119800 0195119797 9780195119794
OCLC Number: 47677838
Description: viii, 286 p. ; 24 cm.
Contents: Aristophanes --
Plato --
Xenophon --
Diogenes Laertius --
Minor sources --
Libanius --
Why was Socrates prosecuted? --
Socrates and obedience to the law --
Did Plato tell the truth about the death of Socrates?
Responsibility: Thomas C. Brickhouse, Nicholas D. Smith.
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This is a useful addition to the books on Socrates' trial and death, including new translations of the major sources which students will find helpful ... This is a worthwhile addition to the library, Read more...

 
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