The Last Days of Socrates - Plato: Translated by Tredennick & Tarrant. Introd. & Notes by Tarrant - Penguin Classics

Author(s): Plató; Hugh Tredennick (Translator); Harold Tarrant (Editor)

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The trial and death of Socrates (469-399 BCE) have almost as central a place in Western consciousness as the trial and death of Jesus. In four superb dialogues, Plato provides the classic account. Euthyphro finds Socrates outside the court-house, debating the nature of piety, while the Apology is his robust rebuttal of the charges of impiety and a defence of the philosopher's life. In the Crito, while 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, skilfully arguing the case for the immortality of the soul.   For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

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Plato (c.427-347 BC) stands with Socrates and Aristotle as one of the shapers of the whole intellectual tradition of the West. He founded the Athenian Academy, the first permanent institution devoted to philosophical research and teaching, and the prototype of all Western universities. Hugh Tredennick was Dean of the Faculty of Arts at London University. Harold Tarrant is Senior Lecturer in Classics at the Univesity of Sydney.

The Last Days of Socrates Chronology 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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  • : 9780140449280
  • : Penguin Books, Limited
  • : Penguin Books, Limited
  • : 0.229
  • : March 2003
  • : 198mm X 129mm X 17mm
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : Plató; Hugh Tredennick (Translator); Harold Tarrant (Editor)
  • : Paperback
  • : 503
  • : English
  • : very good
  • : 304
  • : further reading, notes, index