Apology

Xénophon

Description

One of the greatest and most influential thinkers in human history, Greek philosopher Socrates was ultimately sentenced to death after being convicted of impiety and corrupting the minds of Athens' youth. However, rather than shirking his death sentence, Socrates emphatically embraced it. In The Apology, Socrates' student Xenophon explains why his prominent teacher chose what some would consider an ignominious end.

Sujets

• Philosophie et théologie

Informations

• Publié par: The Floating Press
• Date de parution: 01 mai 2014
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781776535019
• Langue: English

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THE APOLOGY
OF SOCRATES TO THE JURY
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XENOPHON
Translated by
H. G. DAKYNS
 
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Contents
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The Apology The Apology of Socrates Endnotes
The Apology
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Xenophon the Athenian was born 431 B.C. He was a pupil of Socrates. He marched with the Spartans, and was exiled from Athens. Sparta gave him land and property in Scillus, where he lived for many years before having to move once more, to settle in Corinth. He died in 354 B.C.
The Apology describes Socrates' state of mind at his trial and execution, and especially his view that it was better to die before senility set in than to escape execution by humbling himself be- fore an unjust persecution. Xenophon was away at the time, involved in the events of the march of the ten thousand.
The Apology of Socrates [1]
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Among the reminiscences of Socrates, none, as it seems to me, is moredeserving of record than the counsel he took with himself [2] (afterbeing cited to appear before the court), not only with regard to hisdefence, but also as to the ending of his life. Others have written onthis theme, and all without exception have touched upon [3] the loftystyle of the philosopher, [4] which may be taken as a proof that thelanguage used by Socrates was really of that type.