Socrates on Trial

Zusatztext 'The arguments are clearly presented! stimulating! and interesting.'Greece and Rome Vol xxxvii No 1 Apr '90 Klappentext 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. Zusammenfassung 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.

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• Authors: Thomas C. Brickhouse, Thomas C. (Professor of Phil Brickhouse, Thomas C. Smith Brickhouse, Brickhouse Thomas C., Nicholas D. Smith
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 24.01.1991
• EAN: 9780198239383
• ISBN: 978-0-19-823938-3
• No. of pages: 352
• Series: Clarendon Paperbacks; Clarendon Paperbacks
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: antiquity to present day; Ancient Greece, LITERARY CRITICISM / Ancient & Classical, Literary studies: classical, early & medieval, Ancient (Classical) Greek, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval