THE LAST DAYS OF SOCRATES

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The trial and condemnation of Socrates on charges of heresy andcorrupting young minds is a defining moment in the history of class-ical Athens. In tracing these events through four dialogues, Plato alsodeveloped his own philosophy, based on Socrates' manifesto for a lifeguided by self-responsibility. Euthyphro finds Socrates outside thecourt-house, debating the nature of piety, while the Apology is his robustrebuttal of the charges of impiety and a defence of the philosopher'slife. In the

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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