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Why Socrates Died: Dispelling the Myths

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Availability:In StockContributor:Robin WaterfieldPublish date:2009-06-01Pages:284
Language:EnglishPublisher:W. W. Norton & CompanyISBN-13:9780393065275ISBN-10:393065278UPC:9780393065275Book Category:History, PhilosophyBook Subcategory:Ancient, History & SurveysBook Topic:Greece, Ancient & ClassicalSize:9.30 x 6.20 x 1.10 inchesWeight:1.0516Product ID:SCRCPQB699

Why Socrates Died: Dispelling the Myths

Aware of these myths, Robin Waterfield has examined the actual Greek sources and presents here a new Socrates, in which he separates the legend from the man himself. As Waterfield recounts the story, the charges of impiety and corrupting the youth of Athens were already enough for a death sentence, but the prosecutors accused him of more. They asserted that Socrates was not just an atheist and...

Language:EnglishPublisher:W. W. Norton & CompanyISBN-13:9780393065275ISBN-10:393065278UPC:9780393065275Book Category:History, PhilosophyBook Subcategory:Ancient, History & SurveysBook Topic:Greece, Ancient & ClassicalSize:9.30 x 6.20 x 1.10 inchesWeight:1.0516Product ID:SCRCPQB699
Waterfield, Robin: - Robin Waterfield, whose many translations include works by Plato, Plutarch, and Aristotle, currently resides on a farm in Greece. His career spans both academia and publishing.
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company

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