It is the earliest and most eloquent expression of what has been termed 'philosophical faith', as that love and search for truth which gives meaning to life and trust in the face of death. The Apology is Plato's version of the speech delivered by Socrates before the Athenian people in his defence against charges of impiety and of misleading others, which ended in his condemnation and death in 399 BC. Plato, The Dialogues of Plato (2 vols.) (trans.Download cover art Download CD case insert Ἀπολογία Σωκράτους (The Apology of Socrates in Ancient Greek) Laertius, Diogenes, The Lives of Eminent Philosophers
Links to many topics in general philosophyĪristophanes, Clouds (the plays Birds, Frogs, and Wasps also contain references to Socrates) Your challenge is to complete the argument without making Socrates drink the hemlock.” Unlike some of the dialogues, a sycophantic response (or ad hominem argument) may bring on the ridicule of others. Humor link: “you will have a chance to match your wits against history's most famous philosopher. “For first year philosophy students” includes a page of links under the “Research” tab audio/video links links to full-text documents The Last Days of Socrates (Plato's Socrates) Full-text of historical documents maps bibliographies, etc. The Perseus Digital Library (Tufts University) Thorough coverage of the Platonic dialogues maps of Ancient Athens and Greece index to persons and places an interesting chronological table parallels Greek history with American history (i.e., Socrates trial takes place during the height of McCarthyism) Plato and his Dialogues (by Bernard Suzanne)
0 kommentar(er)
