Conversations of Socrates
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- Paperback
384 pages
- Release Date
2 February 1990
Summary
Xenophon’s fascinating defence of Socratic thought
After the execution of Socrates in 399 BC, a number of his followers wrote dialogues featuring him as the protagonist and, in so doing, transformed the great philosopher into a legendary figure. Xenophon’s portrait is the only one other than Plato’s to survive, and while it offers a very personal interpretation of Socratic thought, it also reveals much about the man and his philosophical views.
In ‘Socrates’ Defence’ Xenophon …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780140445176 |
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| ISBN-10: | 014044517X |
| Author: | Xenophon, Hugh Tredennick, Robin Waterfield |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 384 |
| Edition: | 1st |
| Release Date: | 2 February 1990 |
| Weight: | 288g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 128mm x 24mm |
| Series: | Penguin Classics |
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About The Author
Xenophon
Xenophon was born c.430BC, an Athenian gentleman. Whilst fighting for Greece, he was finally banished due to his devotion to Socrates and support for Sparta. Settling near Olympia under Spartan protection, he began to write his treatises, histories and biographies.
Hugh Tredennick was Professor of Classics at Royal Holloway College from 1946 - 1966. he has translated works by Aristotle. He dies in 1982.
Robin Waterfield is a self-employed writer with publications ranging from academic articles to children’s fiction. He has translated various Greek texts for Penguin.
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