Plato''s Euthyphro, Apology, and Crito - Critical Essays

Informationen zum Autor By Rachana Kamtekar - Contributions by Mark McPherran; P T. Geach; S Marc Cohen; Gregory Vlastos; E De Strycker; S R. Slings; Donald Morrison; Terence Irwin; M F. Burnyeat; Thomas C. Brickhouse; Nicholas D. Smith; Richard Kraut; David Bostock and Verity H Klappentext Plato's Euthyrphro, Apology, andCrito portray Socrates' words and deeds during his trial for disbelieving in the Gods of Athens and corrupting the Athenian youth, and constitute a defense of the man Socrates and of his way of life, the philosophic life. The twelve essays in the volume, written by leading classical philosophers, investigate various aspects of these works of Plato, including the significance of Plato's characters, Socrates's revolutionary religious ideas, and the relationship between historical events and Plato's texts. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 Acknowledgements Chapter 3 Justice and Pollution in the Euthyphro Chapter 4 Plato's Euthyphro: An Analysis and Commentary Chapter 5 Socrates on the Definition of Piety: Euthyphro 10A-11B Chapter 6 Socratic Piety Chapter 7 From Plato's Apology of Socrates Chapter 8 On the Alleged Historical Reputability of Plato's Apology Chapter 9 Socrates and Athenian Democracy Chapter 10 The Impiety of Socrates Chapter 11 Socrates and Obedience to the Law Chapter 12 Dokimasia, Satisfaction, Agreement Chapter 13 The Interpretation of Plato's Crito Chapter 14 Conflicting Values in Plato's Crito

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Rachana Kamtekar, Kamtekar Rachana
• Con la collaborazione di: Rachana Kamtekar (Editore)
• Editore: Rowman and Littlefield
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 28.12.2004
• EAN: 9780742533240
• ISBN: 978-0-7425-3324-0
• Pagine: 288
• Serie: Critical Essays on the Classics Series; Critical Essays on the Classic; Critical Essays on the Classics Series
• Categorie: Saggistica > Filosofia, religione > Filosofia: dall'antichità ai giorni nostri; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Filosofia > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie; PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / Ancient & Classical, Ancient Greek and Roman philosophy, Western philosophy: Ancient, to c 500