Plato's Euthyphro, Apology, and Crito : critrical essays / edited by Rachana Kamtekar.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Kamtekar, Rachana, 1965-

Series:

Critical essays on the classics

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Plato. Euthyphro.

Plato.

Plato. Apology.

Plato. Crito.

Socrates.

Physical Description:

xix, 264 pages ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield, [2005]

Summary:

Plato's Euthyphro, Apology, and Crito portrays Socrates' words and deeds during his trial for disbelieving in the gods of Athens and corrupting the Athenian youth, and constitutes a defense of Socrates the man and his way of life-the philosophic life. The twelve essays in the volume, written by leading classical philosophers, investigate various aspects of these works by Plato, including the significance of Plato's characters, Socrates' revolutionary religious ideas, and the relationship between historical events and Plato's texts. Readers will find their appreciation of Plato's works greatly enriched by these essays.

Contents:

Justice and pollution in the Euthyphro / Mark McPherran

Plato's Euthyphro : an analysis and commentary / P.T. Geach

Socrates on the definition of piety : Euthyphro 10A-11B / S. Marc Cohen

Socratic piety / Gregory Vlastos

Plato's Apology of Socrates / E. De Strycker and S. R. Slings

On the alleged historical reputability of Plato's Apology / Donald Morrison

Was Socrates against democracy? / T.H. Irwin

The impiety of Socrates / M.F. Burnyeat

Socrates and obedience to the law / Thomas C. Brickhouse and Nicholas D. Smith

Dokimasia, satisfaction, agreement / Richard Kraut

The interpretation of Plato's Crito / David Bostock

Conflicting values in Plato's Crito / Verity Harte.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

0742533247

0742533255

OCLC:

55887279