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When Athenians suffered the shame of having lost a war from their own greed and foolishness, around 404 BCE the public’s blame was directed at Socrates, a man
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Authors: M. Ross Romero, SJ
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Type: BOOK - Published: 2016-03-31 - Publisher: SUNY Press

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A reading of the death of Socrates as a self-sacrifice, with implications for ideas about suffering, wisdom, and the soul’s relationship to the body. In Withou
Socrates
Language: en
Pages: 226
Authors: Paul Johnson
Categories: Biography & Autobiography
Type: BOOK - Published: 2012-11-27 - Publisher: Penguin

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“Spectacular . . . A delight to read.” —The Wall Street Journal From bestselling biographer and historian Paul Johnson, a brilliant portrait of Socrates,
Sophistry and Political Philosophy
Language: en
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Authors: Robert C. Bartlett
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It was Nietzsche who first identified the similarities between the radical sophistry of antiquity and the contemporary relativism that has come to characterize
The Death of Socrates
Language: en
Pages: 264
Authors: Emily R. Wilson
Categories: Business & Economics
Type: BOOK - Published: 2007 - Publisher: Harvard University Press

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Socrates's death in 399 BCE has figured largely in our world, shaping how we think about heroism and celebrity, religion and family life, state control and indi