The Last Days of Socrates

'Consider just this, and give your minds to this alone: whether or not what I say is just'. Plato's account of Socrates' trial and death (399 BC) is a significant moment in Classical literature and the life of Classical Athens. In these four dialogues, Plato develops the Socratic belief in responsibility for one's self and shows Socrates living and dying under his philosophy. In "Euthyphro", Socrates debates goodness outside the courthouse; "Apology" sees him in court, rebutting all charges of impiety; in "Crito", he refuses an entreaty to escape from prison; and in "Phaedo", Socrates faces his impending death with calmness and skillful discussion of immortality. Christopher Rowe's introduction to his powerful new translation examines the book's themes of identity and confrontation, and explores how its content is less historical fact than a promotion of Plato's Socratic philosophy.

ISBN 0140455493   DEWEY edition DC22 ISBN13 9780140455496 (What's this?)   Pages 256 Publisher Penguin Books Ltd   Weight (grammes) 191 Imprint Penguin Classics   Published in London Format Paperback   Height (mm) 198 Publication date 28 Oct 2010   Width (mm) 129 Translator Christopher Rowe   Spine width (mm) 15 Writer of introduction Harold Tarrant   Academic level General DEWEY 183.2

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