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Apology, Crito, and Phaedo of Socrates is a work by Plato now brought to you in this new edition of the timeless classic.

Plato Greek: Pl ton, pronounced in Classical Attic; 428/427 or 424/423- 348/347 BC) was a philosopher in Classical Greece and the founder of the Academy in Athens, the first institution of higher learning in the Western world. He is widely considered the most pivotal figure in... Read Full Overview

Plato (428/427 or 424/423 - 348/347 BC) was an Athenian philosopher during the Classical period in Ancient Greece, founder of the Platonist school of thought and the Academy, the first institution of higher learning in the Western world. He is widely considered one of the most... Read Full Overview

The Apology of Socrates by Plato is the Socratic dialogue that presents the speech of legal self-defence, which Socrates presented at his trial for impiety and corruption in 399 BC. Specifically, the Apology of Socrates is a defence against the charges of "corrupting the young"... Read Full Overview

Apologia Socr., Crito Et Phaedo est liber qui continet tres dialogos Platonis. Primum dialogum, Apologiam Socratis, narrat Socratem in iudicio accusatum esse. Socratis defensio in hoc dialogo explicatur. Secundus dialogus, Crito, narrat amicum Socratis, Crito, qui ad eum venit... Read Full Overview

The Apology is Plato's version of the speech given by Socrates as he defended himself in 399 BC against the charges of "corrupting the young, and by not believing in the gods in whom the city believes, but in other daimonia that are novel" . "Apology" here has its earlier meaning... Read Full Overview

Of all writers of speculative philosophy, both ancient and modern, there is probably no one who has attained so eminent a position as Plato. What Homer was to Epic poetry, what Cicero and Demosthenes were to oratory, and what Shakespeare was to the drama of England, Plato was... Read Full Overview

Plato's Apology, Crito And Phaedo of Socrates.

Of all writers of speculative philosophy, both ancient and modern, there is probably no one who has attained so eminent a position as Plato. What Homer was to Epic poetry, what Cicero and Demosthenes were to oratory,... Read Full Overview

The writings of Plato are numerous, and most of them are in the form of dialogues. The following pages contain translations of three of his works, viz.: "The Apologia," "The Crito" and "The Phaedo," all of which have reference to the trial, imprisonment and death of Socrates... Read Full Overview

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