The Trial and Execution of Socrates
by Plato
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Read after finishing LOA Thoreau/Arendt Civil Disobedience.
Arendt chides Thoreau that individual disobedience is useless, one must organize to defeat evil.
Socrates, of course, has a different take on the will of the demos.
Worth a revisit due to - all of it (waving hands around)
Leaning towards Socrates, we will have to relearn some hard lessons.
Terrific Folio Society version that is older than I am and still has crisp white pages. The slipcase has seen some miles, but that is what it is for, after all.
Arendt chides Thoreau that individual disobedience is useless, one must organize to defeat evil.
Socrates, of course, has a different take on the will of the demos.
Worth a revisit due to - all of it (waving hands around)
Leaning towards Socrates, we will have to relearn some hard lessons.
Terrific Folio Society version that is older than I am and still has crisp white pages. The slipcase has seen some miles, but that is what it is for, after all.
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Plato was born c. 427 B.C. in Athens, Greece, to an aristocratic family very much involved in political government. Pericles, famous ruler of Athens during its golden age, was Plato's stepfather. Plato was well educated and studied under Socrates, with whom he developed a close friendship. When Socrates was publically executed in 399 B.C., Plato show more finally distanced himself from a career in Athenian politics, instead becoming one of the greatest philosophers of Western civilization. Plato extended Socrates's inquiries to his students, one of the most famous being Aristotle. Plato's The Republic is an enduring work, discussing justice, the importance of education, and the qualities needed for rulers to succeed. Plato felt governors must be philosophers so they may govern wisely and effectively. Plato founded the Academy, an educational institution dedicated to pursuing philosophic truth. The Academy lasted well into the 6th century A.D., and is the model for all western universities. Its formation is along the lines Plato laid out in The Republic. Many of Plato's essays and writings survive to this day. Plato died in 347 B.C. at the age of 80. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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