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Among the most important and influential philosophical works in Western thought: Euthyphro, exploring the concepts and aims of piety and religion; Apology, a defense of the integrity of Socrates' teachings; Crito, exploring Socrates' refusal to flee his death sentence; and Phaedo, in which Socrates embraces death and discusses the immortality of the soul.
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The Search For Truth,
By Lauren Logel (Evansville, IN) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Trial and Death of Socrates: Four Dialogues (Paperback)
This book was more than just a reading assignment for AP English class. In the end it turned out to be something I enjoyed reading. I liked how Socrates questioned people until he found the answer he was looking for, or the truth. He was willing to die for something he strongly believed in and I admire that in a person. The book would have been a lot better had Socrates been able to write some of the information down himself, but thanks to Plato, we get to learn about the life of a great man.
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A Mind's Never-ending Journey for the Truth,
By Justin Baas (Newburgh, Indiana United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Trial and Death of Socrates: Four Dialogues (Paperback)
Socrates is a true soul searcher! When this book was assigned to me to read, I wasn't too excited, but by the end I was reading parts that weren't assigned to me. This book is full of logical thinking that changes your whole perspective on things. After reading about Socrates I started thinking in a new fashion. In the book Socrates adresses such topics as the essence of piety, the form of the world, and life after death. It is a shame that Socrates did not write any ideas down himself.
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A Heavy Price for Socrates, a Light Price for You,
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This review is from: The Trial and Death of Socrates: Four Dialogues (Paperback)
While the logic propounded by Socrates in this account has since been successfully refuted as being flawed, it is his moral position which he was willing to die for which underlines the historicity more than the details of the ideas presented. The power of Socrates thus lies in his unabashed search for truth, even at the expense of his own life. What makes this book profound is that it is a non-fiction; The account of Socrates' trial and death as here recorded by Plato will give the reader an idea of what it means to die for a cause which seems right...its moral import is worth more than a million bucks.
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