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Apologizing for Socrates
How Plato and Xenophon Created Our Socrates
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2012
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Apologizing for Socrates examines some of Plato's and Xenophon's Socratic writings, specifically those that address well-known controversiese concerning the life and death of Socrates. Gabriel Danzig argues that the effort to defend Socrates from a variety of contemporary charges helps explain some of the central philosophical arguments and literary features that appear in these works. Concentrating on the two Apologies, Crito, Euthyphro, Xenophon's Symposium and Memorabilia, Lysis, and Oeconommicus, Danzig argues that the apologetic efforts were essential for rebuilding the community of Socratic friends and companions, which was devastated by the trial and death of Socrates. The Socratic writings are not merely literary or philosophical endeavors, but also political acts of great competence.
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2012
ISBN-Print
978-0-7391-3244-9
ISBN-Online
978-0-7391-3246-3
Publisher
Lexington, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
280
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Table of Contents No access
Introduction No access Pages 1 - 14
Acknowledgments No access Pages 15 - 18
Chapter One:Plato and Xenophon on Socrates' Behavior in Court ( Be Apologies) No access Pages 19 - 68
Chapter Two:Building a Community under Fire (Crito) No access Pages 69 - 114
