The Last Days of Socrates: Euthyphro; Apology; Crito; Phaedo (Penguin Classics) - Softcover

Plato

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0140449280 ISBN 13: 9780140449280

Publisher: Penguin Classics, 2003

Synopsis

Euthyphro/Apology/Crito/Phaedo

'Nothing can harm a good man either in life or after death'

The trial and condemnation of Socrates on charges of heresy and corrupting young minds is a defining moment in the history of classical Athens. In tracing these events through four dialogues, Plato also developed his own philosophy of a life guided by self-responsibility. Euthyphro finds Socrates outside the court-house, debating the nature of piety, while the Apology is his robust rebuttal of the charges against him. In the Crito, awaiting execution in prison, Socrates counters the arguments of friends urging him to escape. Finally, in the Phaedo, he is shown calmly confident in the face of death.

Translated by HUGH TREDENNICK and HAROLD TARRANT with an Introduction and notes by HAROLD TARRANT

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About the Author

Plato (c.427-347 BC) stands with Socrates and Aristotle as one of the shapers of the whole intellectual tradition of the West. He founded the Athenian Academy, the first permanent institution devoted to philosophical research and teaching, and the prototype of all Western universities.
Hugh Tredennick was Dean of the Faculty of Arts at London University. Harold Tarrant is Senior Lecturer in Classics at the Univesity of Sydney.

Edition details

• Publisher: Penguin Classics
• Publication date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0140449280
• ISBN 13: 9780140449280
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 272
• Editor: Tarrant Harold