Legendary Philosophers: The Life and Philosophy of Socrates
ISBN: 9781982096762
$6.99
*Discusses the mysteries and controversies surrounding Socrates' life and death.
*Examines Socrates' philosophy as portrayed by Plato and Xenophon.
*Analyzes the debate over whether Plato portrayed Socrates accurately. *Includes busts and other art depicting Socrates and other important people in his life.
*Includes a Bibliography for further reading.
*Includes a Table of Contents.
“As for me, all I know is that I know nothing, for when I don't know what justice is, I'll hardly know whether it is a kind of virtue or not, or whether a person who has it is happy or unhappy.” – attributed to Socrates in Plato’s The Republic
In 427 B.C., the Ancient Greek city-state of Athens was flourishing. Approximately 80 years earlier, the Athenians had formed the first self-representative democracy in history, the Peloponnesian War against Sparta had only just started, and Socrates was only beginning to lay the foundation of what would become Western philosophy.
*Examines Socrates' philosophy as portrayed by Plato and Xenophon.
*Analyzes the debate over whether Plato portrayed Socrates accurately. *Includes busts and other art depicting Socrates and other important people in his life.
*Includes a Bibliography for further reading.
*Includes a Table of Contents.
“As for me, all I know is that I know nothing, for when I don't know what justice is, I'll hardly know whether it is a kind of virtue or not, or whether a person who has it is happy or unhappy.” – attributed to Socrates in Plato’s The Republic
In 427 B.C., the Ancient Greek city-state of Athens was flourishing. Approximately 80 years earlier, the Athenians had formed the first self-representative democracy in history, the Peloponnesian War against Sparta had only just started, and Socrates was only beginning to lay the foundation of what would become Western philosophy.