Why Socrates died dispelling the myths
Robin Waterfield presents Socrates as a deeply moral thinker whose convictions stood in stark relief to those of his former disciple, Alcibiades, the hawkish and self-serving military leader. Refusing to surrender his beliefs even in the face of death, Socrates was determined to save his native Athe...
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| Μορφή: | Βιβλίο |
| Γλώσσα: | English |
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London
Faber and Faber
c2009
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| Περίληψη: | Robin Waterfield presents Socrates as a deeply moral thinker whose convictions stood in stark relief to those of his former disciple, Alcibiades, the hawkish and self-serving military leader. Refusing to surrender his beliefs even in the face of death, Socrates was determined to save his native Athens even as the city-state was tearing itself apart and falling into moral decline. |
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| Φυσική περιγραφή: | xxv, 253 p. ill., maps 24 cm. |
| Βιβλιογραφία: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 227-245) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780571235506 |
