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Title: The Last Days of Socrates: Euthyphro/Apology/Crito/Phaedo (Penguin Classics) by Plato, Hugh Tredennick, Harold Tarrant ISBN: 0-14-044582-X Publisher: Penguin USA (Paper) Pub. Date: February, 1995 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $11.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.56 (9 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: An excellent work...
Comment: All I have to say is... amazing. Socrates was an incredible philosopher and Plato was an incredible writer... together they make an unbeatable combination.
This is an excellent book for both people who are already familiar with Socrates and for those who would like to become familiar with Socrates.
Socrates sets down principles for life that, in a perfect world, everyone would follow... always questioning your actions and your ideas, trying to get to the root of knowledge and eliminating inconsistencies and contradictions in your logic, dedicating yourself to knowledge and truth rather than pursuing selfish things like money and flesh. This is a book that can help you in many areas of your life and I highly recommend it.
Rating: 4
Summary: Philosophical Questions That Are Still Relevant Today
Comment: As Socrates abstained from recording his philosophies, we must thank Plato for having the insight to preserve Socratic thoughts for posterity. As a student of Socrates, it seems that Plato, through his own writings, attempts to preserve the memory of his well respected teacher.
In The Last Days of Socrates, Plato begins with Euthyphro and we see the Socratic method in action. Socrates and Euthyphro discuss the nature of piety, and through a serious of thought provoking questions, Socrates argues for what he feels is the proper relationship between Man and God.
Next, Plato discusses the trial of Socrates by the Athenian aristocracy. Again, we see Socrates using his rhetorical skills in illustrating the hypocrisy and prejudice pervading throughout the Athenian government. Socrates discusses what role a good citizen should play in government. He announces his being a "gadfly" on the hide of the establishment, and we also find Socrates exposing his own intelligence by claiming that he, in fact, knows very little. The Apology is by far my personal favorite section of the book.
After Socrates conviction, we find him discussing the morality of obeying or breaking laws in Crito. He meets with one of his close friends and the two discuss Socrates' options in regard to his death sentence. Here we see Socrates espouse the belief that it is acceptable to break an unjust law, however, one must also accept the consequences for breaking said law in order to preserve the stability of society.
The Last Days of Socrates tackles many complex issues which are as relevant today as they were when first committed to paper in the 4th century B.C. This should be standard reading for any introductory course in political theory, and a must have for anyone interested in philosophy or ethics.
Rating: 3
Summary: Underwhelming
Comment: While this book was initially entertaining and relatively engaging, I felt that it drifted further from any sort of objective examination of ethics as it went on. While I did not agree with Socrates in The Apology, I could understand and respect his preceived duty to obey the law, but as he began to philosophize about the soul and its properties it seemed that he was building his elaborate castle on shifting ground. His love of analogies eventually leads him away from reality. He seems unable to understand that analogies are not always appropriate and that sometimes they can be flawed. Yes, much of what Socrates said forms the basis for many important institutions, but for the average person with an interest in philosophy, I thought this was tedious and often rather irrelevant.
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Title: The Republic by Plato ISBN: 0486411214 Publisher: Dover Pubns Pub. Date: 18 April, 2000 List Price(USD): $2.50 |
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Title: Gorgias (The Penguin Classics, L94) by Plato, Plato., Walter Hamilton ISBN: 0140440941 Publisher: Viking Press Pub. Date: June, 1971 List Price(USD): $8.95 |
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Title: The Rise and Fall of Athens: Nine Greek Lives by Plutarch, Ian Scott-Kilvert ISBN: 0140441026 Publisher: Viking Press Pub. Date: September, 1960 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: The History: Herodotus by Herodotus, David Grene ISBN: 0226327728 Publisher: University of Chicago Press (Trd) Pub. Date: January, 1988 List Price(USD): $16.00 |
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Title: The Odyssey by Homer, Robert Fitzgerald, D. S. Carne-Ross ISBN: 0374525749 Publisher: Noonday Press Pub. Date: 05 November, 1998 List Price(USD): $11.00 |
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