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Four texts on Socrates, Plato's Euthyphro, Apology, and Crito, and Aristophanes' Clouds, Plato and Aristophanes ; translated with notes by Thomas G. West and Grace Starry West ; introduction by Thomas G. West

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Four texts on Socrates, Plato's Euthyphro, Apology, and Crito, and Aristophanes' Clouds, Plato and Aristophanes ; translated with notes by Thomas G. West and Grace Starry West ; introduction by Thomas G. West

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-190)

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no index present

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non fiction

Main title

Four texts on Socrates

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bibliography

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40460568

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Plato and Aristophanes ; translated with notes by Thomas G. West and Grace Starry West ; introduction by Thomas G. West

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Cornell paperbacks

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Plato's Euthyphro, Apology, and Crito, and Aristophanes' Clouds

Summary

This book offers translations of four major works of ancient Greek literature which treat the life and thought of Socrates, focusing particularly on his trial and defense (the Platonic dialogues Euthyphro, Apology of Socrates, and Crito) and on the charges against Socrates (Aristophanes' comedy the Clouds). This is the only collection of the three Platonic dialogues which also includes the Clouds, a work that is fundamental for understanding the thought of Socrates in relation to the Athenian political community and to Greek poetry

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4 texts on Socrates

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