Plato's Euthyphro, Apology, and Crito: Critical Essays (Critical Essays on the Classics Series) - Hardcover

Kamtekar, Rachana

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0742533247 ISBN 13: 9780742533240

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2004

Synopsis

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.

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Review:

This is a wonderful collection of the best of the recent scholarship on Plato's Euthyphro, Apology, and Crito. It is a valuable resource for students taking any course in which these dialogues are read.--Christopher Bobonich, Associate Professor of Philosophy, Stanford University

This judicious selection of first-rate papers is a valuable resource for teachers and students alike.--C.D.C. Reeve, Professor of Philosophy at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

About the Author:

Rachana Kamtekar is assistant professor of philosophy at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.

About this edition

• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0742533247
• ISBN 13: 9780742533240
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 286