Why Socrates Died
Robin Waterfield · 2009
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About the book
Socrates' trial and death together form an iconic moment in Western civilization. The picture we have of it - created by his immediate followers and perpetuated in countless works of literature and art ever since - is that a noble man was put to death in a fit of folly by the ancient Athenian democracy. But an icon, an image, is not reality. The trial was, in part, a response to troubled times - a catastrophic war and turbulent social changes - and so provides a good lens through which to explore the history of the period. Written by a scholar, but not only for scholars, this is an accessible, authoritative account of one of the defining periods of Western civilization.
Book details
- Year
- 2009
- Language
- English
- Publisher
- Faber and Faber
- Editions
- 1
- Pages
- 253
- ISBN
- 9780571235506
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