| The Trial and Death of Socrates Contributor(s): Plato (Author), Church, F. J. (Translator) |
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ISBN: 1434423549 ISBN-13: 9781434423542 Publisher: Wildside Press OUR PRICE: $13.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2011 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy - History | Ancient - Greece - Biography & Autobiography |
| Physical Information: 0.68" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.85 lbs) 304 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) - Cultural Region - Greece |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The classical Athenian philosopher Socrates was tried in 399 BCE on the basis of two notoriously ambiguous charges: corrupting the youth and impiety (in Greek, asebeia). A majority of the 501 dikasts (Athenian citizen-jurors) voted to convict him. Socrates was ultimately sentenced to death by drinking a hemlock-based liquid. This well-known account of the trial is by Plato, one of Socrates' students and a famous philosopher in his own right. Whether Socrates was punished unjustly is a contested issue which to this day inspires discussions about the nature and meaning of justice. |
