Socrates on Trial
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Format
Paperback / Softback
Book Series
Clarendon Paperbacks
ISBN-10
0198239386
ISBN-13
9780198239383
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Imprint
Clarendon Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Jan 24th, 1991
Print length
352 Pages
Weight
560 grams
Dimensions
18.10 x 23.30 x 1.80 cms
Product Classification:
Literary studies: classical, early & medieval
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This interpretation of Plato's "Apology of Socrates" argues that Plato's Socrates offers a sincere defence against the charges he faces. In doing so the book offers an exhaustive historical and philosophical interpretation of and commentary on the text.
Brickhouse and Smith argue, contrary to virtually every modern interpretation of Plato''s Apology of Socrates, that Plato''s Socrates offers a sincere defence against the charges he faces. In doing so the book offers an exhaustive historical and philosophical interpretation of and commentary on Plato''s Apology.The authors demonstrate that Socrates'' moral and religious principles prohibit him from needlessly risking a negative vote at his trial. By providing a complete commentary, they show that each specific claim Socrates makes in the Apology can be construed as a sincere attempt to inform the jury of the truth and convince the jurors of his blamelessness. The effect of these two strategies is a novel interpretation of the Apology which sheds new light on various aspects of Socrates'' life and philosophy.
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