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 | | The Trials of Socrates: Six Classic Texts by C. D. C. Reeve (Editor), Peter Meineck (Editor), James Doyle (Editor), Plato (Editor), Aristophanes (Editor), Xenophon (Editor) ISBN-10: 9780872205895 ISBN-10: 0-87220-589-4 ISBN-13: 9780872205895 ISBN-13: 978-0-87220-589-5 Paperback 2002-03 Hackett Publishing Company Find Lowest Price |
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Product Description This unique and expertly annotated collection of the classic accounts of Socrates left by Plato, Aristophanes, and Xenophon features new translations of Euthyphro, Apology, Crito, and the death scene from Phaedo by C. D. C. Reeve, Peter Meineck's translation of Clouds, and James Doyle's translation of Apology of Socrates. | ||
Amazon.com Review Socrates has puzzled thinkers and historians for 2,400 years. Loved by some, lampooned by others, both revered and reviled, as an old man he was put to death. We know little for certain about Socrates because he never wrote down his philosophy. Most of what we do know comes from his star pupil, Plato, who wrote a couple dozen dialogues about his teacher's encounters with other Athenians. With The Trials of Socrates, editor C.D.C. Reeve has broadened our view of Socrates by adding the perspectives of Aristophanes and Xenophon to some of Plato's best-known writing on the great philosopher. In Plato's dialogues--Euthyphro, Apology, and Crito, and a short excerpt of Phaedo--readers will find Socrates at his most moral, compelling, defiant, and wry. But other accounts of the famous philosopher, including Aristophanes' hit play The Clouds and Xenophon's Socrates' Defense to the Jury, cast the man in a different light. The Socrates of Aristophanes is a somewhat silly sophist (in fact, Socrates later referred to this play as his first trial in Athens). The Socrates of Xenophon, on the other hand, is practical and conservative. By including all three authors, Reeve has done a great service for those interested in Socrates. Reeve provides short but helpful interpretive pieces that will guide the reader through the book, and the translations and explanatory footnotes are exceptional. The Trials of Socrates is an excellent volume for readers just coming to Socrates, or for those wanting to broaden their understanding of him. --Eric de Place | ||
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The Death Of Socrates This is an excellent idea--collect many of the key biographical works on the death (and life, to some extent) of Socrates in one volume. In one place you get EUTHYPHRO, APOLOGY, CRITO, PHAEDO (the death scene) as well as Aristophones' CLOUDS and Xenophon's SOCRATES' DEFENSE TO THE JURY. I've been rereading the works of Plato after a hiatus of some years. Hackett's editions appear to be the best. They have good introductions, notes at the bottom of the page (where they are supposed to be), and are reasonably priced. My only complaint is that the margins could be a bit bigger for note taking. | ||