An oracle was reported to have said, "No one is wiser than Socrates." And in fact it was Socrates life s work to interpret these words, which demanded and defined the practice of philosophy. Each of these original essays attends carefully to the specifics of the "Apology," looking to its dramatic details, its philosophic teaching, and its complexity as a work of writing to bring into focus the "Socrates" of the "Apology."
Overall, the contributors, distinguished scholars of ancient philosophy, share a belief in the unity of the letter and the spirit of Platonic philosophy: the...
An oracle was reported to have said, "No one is wiser than Socrates." And in fact it was Socrates life s work to interpret these words, which deman...
An oracle was reported to have said, "No one is wiser than Socrates." And in fact it was Socrates life s work to interpret these words, which demanded and defined the practice of philosophy. Each of these original essays attends carefully to the specifics of the "Apology," looking to its dramatic details, its philosophic teaching, and its complexity as a work of writing to bring into focus the "Socrates" of the "Apology."
Overall, the contributors, distinguished scholars of ancient philosophy, share a belief in the unity of the letter and the spirit of Platonic philosophy: the...
An oracle was reported to have said, "No one is wiser than Socrates." And in fact it was Socrates life s work to interpret these words, which deman...
