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Socrates' Defence | Plato

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'I'll stop doing it as soon as I understand what I'm doing.' Somewhere between a historical account and work of philosophy, Socrates' Defence details the final plea of Plato's beloved mentor. Introducing Little Black Classics: 80 books for Penguin's 80th birthday. Little Black Classics celebrate the huge range and diversity of Penguin Classics, with books from around the world and across many centuries. They take us from a balloon ride over Victorian London to a garden of blossom in Japan, from Tierra del Fuego to 16th-century California and the Russian steppe. Here are stories lyrical and savage; poems epic and intimate; essays satirical and inspirational; and ideas that have shaped the lives of millions. Plato (474 BC-347 BC). Plato's works available in Penguin Classics are Republic, The Last Days of Socrates, The Laws, Phaedrus, Protagoras and Meno, Timaeus and Critias, Theaetetus, Early Socratic Dialogues, The Symposium and Gorgias.

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Socrates' Defence | Plato

TCLinrow

Socrates' Defence | Plato

so-so

Apparently all I needed to get my TBR down a bit was another mini lockdown here on the Isle of Man 🤔🙃

Anyway...

Interesting, quotable in parts, but very rambling...

I liked it enough to finish, and the idea of it being a transcript of his defence speech made it more interesting, but my word did it feel rambling throughout. He was clearly a very clever and potentially articulate man, but there were plenty of points where he lost my attention.

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Naz786

Socrates' Defence | Plato

so-so

⭐⭐⭐/5

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Socrates' Defence | Plato

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Founder of western philosophy Socrates was sentenced to death for corrupting the youth of Athens. This is his defense presented in court. The painting is The Death of Socrates by Jacques-Louis David.

Andrea4 And after reading it, one understands why they made him drink hemlock. 😂 7y

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