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These four dialogues cover time surrounding the execution of Socrates. As he was charged, tried, and condemned to death, the four dialogues stand as final testaments to his credo of virtue. These are texts that have shaped thousands of years of thought on the meaning of life and personal conduct.
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by Charles H. Patterson, Ph.D. Professor of Philosophy, Emeritus University of Nebraska
including Introduction Life of Socrates and Life of Plato Socrates' Discussion of Piety Socrates' Own Defense at His Trial Dialogs with Socrates during His Last Days and Hours Summaries and Commentaries Review Questions and Essay Topics Selected Bibliography
INCORPORATED LINCOLN, NEBRASKA 68501
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Editor Gary Carey, M.A. University of Colorado
Consulting Editor James L. Roberts, Ph.D. Department of English University of Nebraska
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Contents
Introduction
5
Life of Socrates
6
Life of Plato
9
Summaries and Commentaries
Euthyphro
Summary
14
Commentary
16
Apology
Summary
19
Commentary
25
Crito
Summary
31
Commentary
36
Phaedo
Summary
42
Commentary
51
Review Questions and Essay Topics
58
Selected Bibliography
60
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Introduction
The philosophy of ancient Greece reached its highest level of achievement in the works of Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle. The influence of these men on the culture of the Western world can scarcely be overestimated. Each of them made significant contributions to philosophy and it would be difficult to determine to which one of them we are most indebted. All three were original thinkers as well as great teachers. In point of time Socrates was the one who appeared first. Plato became the most distinguished of his pupils and Aristotle in turn received instruction from Plato. Both Plato and Aristotle were prolific writers and what we know about them has been derived chiefly from their published works. In contrast to them, Socrates left no writings at all. Consequently, what information we have concerning him comes from the testimony of others who were associated with him and who were influenced both by the moral quality of his living and the significance of the ideas that he expounded.
On the basis of what has been reported concerning Socrates, we would judge that he made a profound impression upon a group of his followers who were closely associated with his life and teachings. The name of Socrates has been revered throughout the centuries and he has been regarded as one of the greatest teachers of all time. Plato, in one of his best known dialogs, refers to Socrates as a friend ''whom I may truly call the wisest, and justest, and best of all men whom I have ever known." Although Socrates was never deified by the Greeks in the sense in which Jesus has been deified by Christians, it is interesting to note some of the striking similarities that have characterized both of their lives. For instance, both men were teachers of great distinction. Neither of them left any writings of his own. Both conducted their teaching activities by means of conversations with individuals. Both men were critical of the religious and political leaders of their time. Each of them proclaimed by precept and example a standard of moral conduct above that which prevailed among the recognized leaders of the society in which he lived. Both of them suffered a martyr's death. Finally, there is a sense in which each of them arose from the dead by virtue of the fact that his teachings and the causes that he served became more alive and powerful after his death than during the times when he was living.
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