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Plato's Euthyphro, Apology, and Crito

Critical Essays
Critical Essays on the Classics Series

von: Rachana Kamtekar, Mark McPherran, P T. Geach, S Marc Cohen, Gregory Vlastos, E De Strycker, S R. Slings, Donald Morrison, Terence Irwin, M F. Burnyeat, Thomas C. Brickhouse, Nicholas D. Smith, Richard Kraut, David Bostock, Verity Harte
57,99 €
Verlag:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Format:	EPUB
Veröffentl.:	26.11.2004
ISBN/EAN:	9781461640943
Sprache:	englisch
Anzahl Seiten:	288

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Titelbeschreibung

Plato's Euthyrphro, Apology, and Crito portray Socrates' words and deeds during his trial for disbelieving in the Gods of Athens and corrupting the Athenian youth, and constitute a defense of the man Socrates and of his way of life, the philosophic life. The twelve essays in the volume, written by leading classical philosophers, investigate various aspects of these works of Plato, including the significance of Plato's characters, Socrates's revolutionary religious ideas, and the relationship between historical events and Plato's texts. Readers will find their appreciation of Plato's works greatly enriched by these essays.

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Plato's Euthyrphro, Apology, andCrito portray Socrates' words and deeds during his trial for disbelieving in the Gods of Athens and corrupting the Athenian youth, and constitute a defense of the man Socrates and of his way of life, the philosophic life. The twelve essays in the volume, written by leading classical philosophers, investigate various aspects of these works of Plato, including the significance of Plato's characters, Socrates's revolutionary religious ideas, and the relationship between historical events and Plato's texts.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter 1 Introduction
 Chapter 2 Acknowledgements
 Chapter 3 Justice and Pollution in the Euthyphro
 Chapter 4 Plato's Euthyphro: An Analysis and Commentary
 Chapter 5 Socrates on the Definition of Piety: Euthyphro 10A-11B
 Chapter 6 Socratic Piety
 Chapter 7 From Plato's Apology of Socrates
 Chapter 8 On the Alleged Historical Reputability of Plato's Apology
 Chapter 9 Socrates and Athenian Democracy
 Chapter 10 The Impiety of Socrates
 Chapter 11 Socrates and Obedience to the Law
 Chapter 12 Dokimasia, Satisfaction, Agreement
 Chapter 13 The Interpretation of Plato's Crito
 Chapter 14 Conflicting Values in Plato's Crito