Socrates' Defence

Resumen del libro

'I'll stop doing it as soon as I understand what I'm doing.' Somewhere between a historical account and work of philosophy, Socrates' Defence details the final plea of Plato's beloved mentor. Introducing Little Black Classics: 80 books for Penguin's 80th birthday. Little Black Classics celebrate the huge range and diversity of Penguin Classics, with books from around the world and across many centuries.

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Plato's works available in Penguin Classics are Republic, The Last Days of Socrates, The Laws, Phaedrus, Protagoras and Meno, Timaeus and Critias, Theaetetus, Early Socratic Dialogues, The Symposium and Gorgias.

Biografía del autor

Filósofo ateniense (siglos V-IV a.C.) y autor de los diálogos Hipias menor y Cármides . Fue discípulo de Sócrates y maestro de Aristóteles. Es uno de los grandes pensadores de la Antigüedad clásica. Fundador de la Academia, su reflexión está caracterizada por el uso de la dialéctica y la retórica para alcanzar el conocimiento verdadero.