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Plato - Defence of Socrates, Euthyphro, Crito - 9780199540501 - V9780199540501
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Defence of Socrates, Euthyphro, Crito

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Description for Defence of Socrates, Euthyphro, Crito Paperback. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: DB; HPCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 11. Weight in Grams: 124.
These new translations present Plato's remarkable dramatization of the momentous events surrounding the trial of Socrates in 399 BC, on charges of irreligion and corrupting the young. The Euthyphro, Defence of Socrates, and Crito form a dramatic and thematic sequence, raising fundamental questions about the basis of moral, religious, legal, and political obligation. Plato explores these issues with a freshness and directness that have never been surpassed. In the Defence of Socrates, Plato seeks not only to clear his master's name, but also to defend the whole Socratic way of life, and therefore philosophy itself. The result ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Series
Oxford World's Classics
Condition
New
Weight
123g
Number of Pages
160
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780199540501
SKU
V9780199540501
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Ref
99-4

About Plato
David Gallop is Professor of Philosophy (Emeritus) at Trent University, Ontario. He taught philosophy at the University of Toronto and at Trent University. Besides his editions of the Phaedo for the Clarendon Plato Series and World's Classics, his publications include Parmenides of Elea and Aristotle on Sleep and Dreams.

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