Why Socrates Died: Dispelling the Myths (Paperback)
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Short Description for Why Socrates Died Socrates' trial and death together form an iconic moment in Western civilization. The picture we have of it is that a noble man was put to death in a fit of folly by the ancient Athenian democracy. This title presents an account of this defining period of Western civilization.
Full description- Publisher: Faber and Faber
- Published: 04 February 2010
- Format: Paperback 288 pages
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- Categories: Biography: Historical, Political & Military | British & Irish History | Classical History / Classical Civilisation | Western Philosophy: Ancient, To C 500
- ISBN 13: 9780571235513 ISBN 10: 0571235514
- Sales rank: 196,511
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Full description for Why Socrates Died
Socrates' trial and death together form an iconic moment in Western civilization. The picture we have of it - created by his immediate followers and perpetuated in countless works of literature and art ever since - is that a noble man was put to death in a fit of folly by the ancient Athenian democracy. But an icon, an image, is not reality. The trial was, in part, a response to troubled times - a catastrophic war and turbulent social changes - and so provides a good lens through which to explore the history of the period; the historical facts allow us to strip away some of the veneer that has for so long denied us glimpses of the real Socrates. Written by a scholar, but not only for scholars, this is an accessible, authoritative account of one of the defining periods of Western civilization.
