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Title: Socrates Against Athens : Philosophy on Trial by James A. Colaiaco ISBN: 0-415-92654-8 Publisher: Routledge Pub. Date: July, 2001 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $23.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (2 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: The Drama of the Trial of Socrates Finally Captured!!
Comment: This book is an excellent study of the trial of Socrates in its historical and cultural context. Unlike other studies, this book presents both sides of what the author conceives to be a tragic collision of values between the philosopher and Athens. The book is distinguished by excellent prose, clear and insightful analysis, and cogent arguments. This book is invaluable for anyone who wants to better understand Plato's APOLOGY and CRITO, which are dramatic re-creations of Socrates' trial, condemnation, and imprisonment. The author succeeds in transporting the reader back into the world of ancient Athens.
This book is suitable for the general reader as well as scholars. Many works, designed primarily for scholars, depict Socrates as a series of abstract arguments, depriving him of the humanity and passion that made him a great philosopher. Having read I.F. Stone on the trial of Socrates, which distorts the philosopher, presenting him as an authoritarian anti-democrat, I welcome Colaiaco's book for its presentation of a more objective view.
Unlike other studies which take either the side of Socrates or Athens, the author's approach is a balanced one. The reader is led to respect Socrates, the philosopher as hero who maintained his integrity until the end, and at the same time understand why the Athenians were threatened by his radical critique of their fundamental values. A glance at the table of contents will reveal that the book offers an enlightening intellectual history of Athens during the decline of its glory.
This book makes excellent reading for anyone interested in better understanding one of the greatest trials in history.
Rating: 5
Summary: James A. Colaiaco at his best
Comment: A graceful guide containing valuable historical and cultural description of Socrates' Athens, James Colaiaco's well informed and sometimes provocative exploration of an ancient conflict between democracy and dissidence evokes the scene and sense of the great philosopher's trial. It is a welcome addition to the literature on Socrates' trial and imprisonment that will enliven the modern debate over civil disobedience.
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Title: The Trial and Execution of Socrates: Sources and Controversies by Thomas C. Brickhouse, Nicholas D. Smith ISBN: 0195119800 Publisher: Oxford University Press Pub. Date: February, 2002 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: The Republic by Plato ISBN: 0486411214 Publisher: Dover Pubns Pub. Date: 18 April, 2000 List Price(USD): $2.50 |
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Title: The Trial of Socrates by I.F. Stone ISBN: 0385260326 Publisher: Anchor Pub. Date: 01 February, 1989 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
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Title: Political Dissent in Democratic Athens: Intellectual Critics of Popular Rule. by Josiah Ober ISBN: 0691089817 Publisher: Princeton Univ Pr Pub. Date: 01 January, 2001 List Price(USD): $22.95 |
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Title: Socrates: A Very Short Introduction by Christopher Taylor ISBN: 0192854127 Publisher: Oxford Press Pub. Date: January, 2001 List Price(USD): $9.95 |
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