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Title: Socrates and the State by Richard Kraut ISBN: 0-691-02241-0 Publisher: Princeton Univ Pr Pub. Date: 01 July, 1987 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $28.00

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Average Customer Rating: 3 (1 review)

Rating: 3
Summary: Balanced defender of a democratic Socrates
Comment: In accordance with Plato's 'Apology', Kraut gives a quite convincing rendition of events in 4th century (BC) Athens. Although I favour an oligarchic Socrates, in terms of evidence (from Baker, Xenophon, Aristotle, Vlastos and Guthrie, to name a few) Kraut's argument is feasible. He claims that Socrates was a reluctant friend of democracy, due to the profound epistemological pessimism that he possessed. The status quo in Athens was intolerable to Socrates and his circle, but until a better alternative could materialise, it would have to 'do' for the meantime. Unfortunately, his pessimism meant that the 'meantime' could be for ever, ergo, Athenian democracy could not be improved on.

Well written, with excellent usage of illustrative quotation, but for the more idealisitic reader: Let's face it, Socrates was far from being a democratic angel.