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| Author | : Leo Strauss |
| Publisher | : University of Chicago Press |
| Total Pages | : 330 |
| Release | : 2008-03-26 |
| Genre | : Drama |
| ISBN | : 022622547X |
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In one of his last books, Socrates and Aristophanes, Leo Strauss's examines the confrontation between Socrates and Aristophanes in Aristophanes' comedies. Looking at eleven plays, Strauss shows that this confrontation is essentially one between poetry and philosophy, and that poetry emerges as an autonomous wisdom capable of rivaling philosophy. "Strauss gives us an impressive addition to his life's work—the recovery of the Great Tradition in political philosophy. The problem the book proposes centers formally upon Socrates. As is typical of Strauss, he raises profound issues with great courage. . . . [He addresses] a problem that has been inherent in Western life ever since [Socrates'] execution: the tension between reason and religion. . . . Thus, we come to Aristophanes, the great comic poet, and his attack on Socrates in the play The Clouds. . . [Strauss] translates it into the basic problem of the relation between poetry and philosophy, and resolves this by an analysis of the function of comedy in the life of the city." —Stanley Parry, National Review
| Author | : Donald R. Morrison |
| Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
| Total Pages | : 437 |
| Release | : 2011 |
| Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
| ISBN | : 0521833426 |
Download The Cambridge Companion to Socrates Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
Essays from a diverse group of experts providing a comprehensive guide to Socrates, the most famous Greek philosopher.
| Author | : Plato |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 200 |
| Release | : 1984 |
| Genre | : Philosophy |
| ISBN | : |
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| Author | : Plato |
| Publisher | : Hackett Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 198 |
| Release | : 2002-03-15 |
| Genre | : Philosophy |
| ISBN | : 160384693X |
Download The Trials of Socrates Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
Lampooned in 406 B.C.E. in a blistering Aristophanic satire, Socrates was tried in 399 B.C.E. on a charge of corrupting the youth, convicted by a jury of about five hundred of his peers, and condemned to death. Glimpsed today through the extant writings of his contemporaries and near-contemporaries, he remains for us as compelling, enigmatic, and elusive a figure as Jesus or Buddha. Although present-day (like ancient Greek) opinion on the real Socrates diverges widely, six classic texts that any informed judgment of him must take into account appear together, for the first time, in this volume. Those of Plato and Xenophon appear in new, previously unpublished translations that combine accuracy, accessibility, and readability; that of Aristophanes' Clouds offers these same qualities in an unbowdlerized translation that captures brilliantly the bite of Aristophanes' wit. An Introduction to each text and judicious footnotes provide crucial background information and important cross-references.
| Author | : A. D. Irvine |
| Publisher | : University of Toronto Press |
| Total Pages | : 145 |
| Release | : 2008-01-01 |
| Genre | : Philosophy |
| ISBN | : 0802095380 |
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More than 2,400 years after his death, Socrates remains an iconic but controversial figure. To his followers, he personified progressive Greek ideals of justice and wisdom. To his detractors, he was a corruptor of the young during wartime and one of the reasons Athens had suffered a humiliating defeat to Sparta in 404 BC. Socrates' story is one of historic proportions and his unyielding pursuit of truth remains controversial and relevant to the present day. Socrates on Trial presents the story of Socrates as told to us by Aristophanes, Plato, Xenophon, and others. The play uses fresh language to emphasize what is important in the works of these ancient authors, while at the same time remaining faithful to the general tenor and tone of their writings. Andrew Irvine has created a script that not only fits comfortably into the space of a single theatrical performance, but is also informative and entertaining. Suited for informal dramatic readings as well as regular theatrical performances, Socrates on Trial will undoubtedly appeal to instructors and students, and its informative introduction enhances its value as a resource. Complete with production and classroom notes, this modern recasting of the Socrates story will make riveting reading both inside and outside the classroom.
| Author | : Plato |
| Publisher | : Cornell University Press |
| Total Pages | : 196 |
| Release | : 1998 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 9780801485749 |
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Translations of four major works of ancient Greek literature which treat the life and thought of Socrates, focusing particularly on his trial and defense and on the charges against him.
| Author | : Plato |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 196 |
| Release | : 1887 |
| Genre | : |
| ISBN | : |
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| Author | : Jeffrey Henderson |
| Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
| Total Pages | : 250 |
| Release | : 1966 |
| Genre | : Classical literature |
| ISBN | : 0521231205 |
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| Author | : Aristophanes |
| Publisher | : DigiCat |
| Total Pages | : 88 |
| Release | : 2022-05-28 |
| Genre | : Drama |
| ISBN | : |
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The Clouds is a Greek comedy play written by the playwright Aristophanes. A lampooning of intellectual fashions in classical Athens, it can be considered the world's first extant "comedy of ideas" and is considered by literary critics to be among the finest examples of the genre. The play also, however, remains notorious for its caricature of Socrates and is mentioned in Plato's Apology as a contributor to the philosopher's trial and execution.
| Author | : Mary P. Nichols |
| Publisher | : State University of New York Press |
| Total Pages | : 252 |
| Release | : 1987-07-01 |
| Genre | : Political Science |
| ISBN | : 1438414676 |
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This book takes a fresh look at Socrates as he appeared to three ancient writers: Aristophanes, who attacked him for his theoretical studies; Plato, who immortalized him in his dialogues; and Aristotle, who criticized his political views. It addresses the questions of the interrelation of politics and philosophy by looking at Aristophanes' Clouds, Plato's Republic, and Book II of Aristotle's Politics—three sides of a debate on the value of Socrates' philosophic life. Mary Nichols first discusses the relation between Aristophanes and Plato, showing that the city as Socrates' place of activity in the Republic resembles the philosophic thinktank mocked in Aristophanes' Clouds. By representing the extremes of the Republic's city, Plato shows that the dangers attributed by Aristophanes to the city are actually inherent in political life itself. They were to be moderated by Socratic political philosophy rather than Aristophanean comedy. Nichols concludes by showing how Aristotle addressed the question at issue between Plato and Aristophanes when he founded his political science. Judging Plato's and Aristophanes' positions as partial, Nichols argues that Aristotle based his political science on the necessity to philosophy of political involvement and the necessity to politics of philosophical thought.
