The Last Days of Socrates
Plato Christopher RowePlato\’s account of Socrates\’ trial and death (399 BCE) is one of the most significant moments in western literature and philosophy. In these four dialogues, Plato illustrates Socrates\’ fundamental belief in the necessity for us to \’examine ourselves and others\’, portraying the man himself living and dying by his philosophy. In Euthyphro, Socrates debates the nature of \’piety\’; in Apology, he defends himself in court against the charge of impiety; in Crito, now in prison and awaiting execution, he considers whether escape can be justified; finally in Phaedo, he reflects on the ethics of suicide, describes his intellectual history, and mounts a series of arguments for supposing that he continue to exist as intelligent beings after death. Then, after a magnificent description of the earth and its regions, he drinks the hemlock and dies.
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| genre | Philosophy » General Philosophy |
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