Socrates on trial

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Socrates on trial

Thomas C. Brickhouse and Nicholas D. Smith

Clarendon Press , Oxford University Press, 1989

  • : est.

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注記

Bibliography: p. [272]-310

Includes indexes

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巻冊次

ISBN 9780198239383

内容説明

Brickhouse and Smith argue, contrary to virtually every modern interpretation of Plato's Apology of Socrates, that Plato's Socrates offers a sincere defence against the charges he faces. In doing so the book offers an exhaustive historical and philosophical interpretation of and commentary on Plato's Apology. The authors demonstrate that Socrates' moral and religious principles prohibit him from needlessly risking a negative vote at his trial. By providing a complete commentary, they show that each specific claim Socrates makes in the Apology can be construed as a sincere attempt to inform the jury of the truth and convince the jurors of his blamelessness. The effect of these two strategies is a novel interpretation of the Apology which sheds new light on various aspects of Socrates' life and philosophy.
巻冊次

: est. ISBN 9780198244660

内容説明

This study offers an historical and philosophical interpretation of and commentary on Plato's "Apology of Socrates". The authors argue, contrary to virtually every modern interpretation of the "Apology", that Plato's Socrates offers a sincere defence against the charges he faces. In the first instance they show that Socrates' moral and religious principles prohibit him from needlessly risking a negative vote at his trial. Secondly, by providing a complete commentary, the authors show that each specific claim Socrates makes in the "Apology" can be construed as a sincere attempt to inform the jury of the truth and convince the jurors of his blamelessness. The effect of these two strategies provides an interpretation of the "Apology" which sheds new light on various aspects of Socrates' life and philosophy and which should be of interest to philosophers, historians and classicists alike.

目次

  • Part 1 Preliminaries: some historical issues - authorship and dating, historical accuracy
  • the use of other dialogues in interpreting the "Apology"
  • Socrates - personal life and appearance, intellectual life, Athens in 399 BC
  • the trial
  • the style and motives of Socrates' three speeches. Part 2 Socrates' defence, part 1 (17a1-24b2): the "Prooimion"
  • Socrates' pessimism
  • the "first" accusations against Socrates
  • were there other "first" accusations?
  • Socrates' mission
  • Socrates' ignorance. Part 3 Socrates' defence, part 2 (24b3-30c1): Socrates' defense against the formal charges
  • what Socrates does know
  • Socrates and civil disobedience - the "contradiction" between the "Apology" and the "Crito". Part 4 Socrates' defence, part 3 (30c1-35d8): the danger faced by the jury
  • virtue and immunity to harm
  • Socrates and political life - the opposition of Socrates' "Daimonion"
  • Socrates' final defence against corrupting the youth
  • the conclusion of Socrates' defence. Part 5 Socrates' final two speeches: the effectiveness of Socrates' speech
  • Socrates' counter-penalty proposal
  • the fine
  • Socrates' final speech - part 1 (38c1-39d9)
  • Socrates final speech - part 2 (39e1-40c3)
  • Socrates final speech - part 3 (40c4-42a5).

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