Mark Kremer (ed.) - Plato’s Cleitophon: On Socrates and the Modern Mind

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Platos Cleitophon: On Socrates and the Modern Mind, edited, introduced, and translated by Mark Kremer

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Platos Cleitophon : on Socrates and the modern mind / edited by Mark Kremer.

p. cm.(Applications of political theory)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

9780739158920

1. Plato. Clitophon. 2. Socrates. 3. Justice (Philosophy)Early works to 1800. I. Kremer, Mark, 1963II. Plato. Clitophon. English. III. Series.

B391.C53P57 2004

184dc22

2004000812

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