PROFILES IN HISTORY

The Death of Socrates

Emily Wilson

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$40.00 • £32.95 • €36.00

ISBN 9780674026834

Publication Date: 10/15/2007

Short

256 pages

5-1/2 x 8-1/4 inches

18 halftones

Profiles in History

North America only

Related Subjects

Introduction: The Man Who Drank the Hemlock
1. Socrates’ Philosophy
2. Politics and Society
3. Plato and Others: Who Created the Death of Socrates?
4. “A Greek Chatterbox”: The Death of Socrates in the Roman Empire
5. Pain and Revelation: The Death of Socrates and the Death of Jesus
6. The Apotheosis of Philosophy: From Enlightenment to Revolution
7. Talk, Truth, Totalitarianism: The Problem of Socrates in Modern Times
Further Reading
List of Illustrations
Acknowledgments
Index

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