Apologizing for Socrates

How Plato and Xenophon Created Our Socrates

Inbunden, Engelska, 2010

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Beskrivning

Apologizing for Socrates examines some of Plato's and Xenophon's Socratic writings, specifically those that address well-known controversiese concerning the life and death of Socrates. Gabriel Danzig argues that the effort to defend Socrates from a variety of contemporary charges helps explain some of the central philosophical arguments and literary features that appear in these works. Concentrating on the two Apologies, Crito, Euthyphro, Xenophon's Symposium and Memorabilia, Lysis, and Oeconommicus, Danzig argues that the apologetic efforts were essential for rebuilding the community of Socratic friends and companions, which was devastated by the trial and death of Socrates. The Socratic writings are not merely literary or philosophical endeavors, but also political acts of great competence.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2010-03-30
Mått:164 x 239 x 24 mm
Vikt:592 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:286
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN:9780739132449

Utforska kategorier

Filosofiska discipliner inom Filosofi och religion

Mer om författaren

Gabriel Danzig is chair of the department of classics and a lecturer in the department of philosophy at Bar Ilan University, Israel. He is also author of the Hebrew translation of Socratic Dialogues: Xenophon's Apology of Socrates, Symposium and Oeconomicus.

Recensioner i media

Bold in its main hypothesis and both lucid and scholarly in detail, Danzig's book will have to be read by any Hellenist or philosopher with a serious interest in Socrates and Plato.

Innehållsförteckning

Chapter 1 IntroductionChapter 2 Chapter One. Plato and Xenophon on Socrates’ Behavior in Court (The Apologies)Chapter 3 Chapter Two. Building a Community under Fire (Crito)Chapter 4 Chapter Three. Disgracing Meletus (Euthyphro)Chapter 5 Chapter Four. Xenophon’s Socratic Seductions (Memorabilia)Chapter 6 Chapter Five. Plato’s Socratic Seductions (Lysis)Chapter 7 Chapter Six. Why Socrates was not a farmer: Xenophon’s Apology for Socrates in Oeconomicus