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Euthyphro/Apology/Crito/Phaedo

''Nothing can harm a good man either in life or after death''

The trial and condemnation of Socrates on charges of heresy and corrupting young minds is a defining moment in the history of classical Athens. In tracing these events through four dialogues, Plato also developed his own philosophy of a life guided by self-responsibility. Euthyphro finds Socrates outside the court-house, debating the nature of piety, while the Apology is his robust rebuttal of the charges against him. In the Crito, awaiting execution in prison, Socrates counters the arguments of friends urging him to escape. Finally, in the Phaedo, he is shown calmly confident in the face of death.

Translated by HUGH TREDENNICK and HAROLD TARRANT with an Introduction and notes by HAROLD TARRANT



Table of Contents
The Last Days of SocratesChronology
Preface
General Introduction
Further Reading
A Note on the Texts

Euthyphro—Holiness
Socrates in Confrontation

Apology

—Justice and Duty (i)
Socrates Speaks at his Trial

Crito

—Justice and Duty (ii)
Socrates in Prison

Phaedo

—Wisdom and the Soul
Socrates about to Die

Postscript: The Theory of Ideas in the Phaedo

Notes
Index

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      Publisher Penguin Random House Group
      Imprint Penguin Classics
      Published 27 March 2003
      ISBN-13 9780140449280
      978-0140449280
      ISBN-10 0140449280
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      Description

      Book Synopsis

      Euthyphro/Apology/Crito/Phaedo

      ''Nothing can harm a good man either in life or after death''

      The trial and condemnation of Socrates on charges of heresy and corrupting young minds is a defining moment in the history of classical Athens. In tracing these events through four dialogues, Plato also developed his own philosophy of a life guided by self-responsibility. Euthyphro finds Socrates outside the court-house, debating the nature of piety, while the Apology is his robust rebuttal of the charges against him. In the Crito, awaiting execution in prison, Socrates counters the arguments of friends urging him to escape. Finally, in the Phaedo, he is shown calmly confident in the face of death.

      Translated by HUGH TREDENNICK and HAROLD TARRANT with an Introduction and notes by HAROLD TARRANT



      Table of Contents
      The Last Days of SocratesChronology
      Preface
      General Introduction
      Further Reading
      A Note on the Texts

      Euthyphro—Holiness
      Socrates in Confrontation

      Apology

      —Justice and Duty (i)
      Socrates Speaks at his Trial

      Crito

      —Justice and Duty (ii)
      Socrates in Prison

      Phaedo

      —Wisdom and the Soul
      Socrates about to Die

      Postscript: The Theory of Ideas in the Phaedo

      Notes
      Index

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