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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1. Verfasser: Waterfield, Robin (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:eng
Veröffentlicht: New York u.a. Norton 2009
Ausgabe:1. American ed.
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Zusammenfassung: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.
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index
Beschreibung:XXV, 253 S.
Ill., Kt.
ISBN:9780393065275
978-0-393-06527-5