The Trial and Death of Socrates

The Trial and Death of Socrates

Author: Plato

Publisher: Barnes & Noble Publishing

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 160

ISBN-13: 9780760762004

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"The European philosophical tradition. . .consists of a series of footnotes to Plato." -- Alfred North Whitehead The dialogues of Plato stand alongside the Bible and Homer's Iliad and Odyssey as foundational texts of Western civilization. The works of Plato collected under the title The Trial and Death of Socrates have been particularly influential. This is because they provide both an excellent point of entry into Plato's vast philosophy and a vivid portrait of Plato's mentor, Socrates - one of the most uncompromising intellectuals in the pantheon of human history. It is predominantly through Plato's account in these works of the words and actions of Socrates during his trial and execution for impiety that the latter's nobility and profound integrity have become known to succeeding generations.


Plato on Rhetoric and Language

Plato on Rhetoric and Language

Author: Plato

Publisher: Psychology Press

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 236

ISBN-13: 9781880393338

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This volume offers a new interpretation of Plato's thoughts on rhetoric and language. It is intended for scholars and students of classical rhetoric, English, and philosophy.


Four (and a Half) Dialogues on Homosexuality and the Bible

Four (and a Half) Dialogues on Homosexuality and the Bible

Author: Donald J. Zeyl

Publisher:

Published: 2022-02-07

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781666715033

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Four (and a half) Dialogues on Homosexuality and the Bible explores four different interpretive approaches to biblical texts regarding homosexuality and same-sex marriage. Differences of interpretation are discussed openly, honestly, and charitably. The dialogues' four characters maintain friendship with each other despite their disagreements, and so the book serves as a model of how difficult, potentially divisive conversations on a controversial topic might be conducted. Three of the four perspectives presented for examination are well represented in the existing literature; the fourth is not as familiar and is offered and developed as a proposal for bridging the divide that persists among theologically conservative Christians who honor the authority of Scripture over their thinking and their living. Ongoing conflict over this issue is destructive of the unity toward which the Bible summons all believers to strive, and so the book includes also a call to create space for one another--both individually and institutionally--for differences in theological conclusions and in community practices. Each of the dialogues begins with one of the characters telling their personal story regarding their sexuality, continues with that character's case for their view, and concludes with a series of suggested discussion questions.


God, Justice, Love, Beauty

God, Justice, Love, Beauty

Author: Jean-Luc Nancy

Publisher:

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 129

ISBN-13: 9780823234257

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Seamlessly moving from Schwarzenegger to Plato and from Kant, Roland Barthes, and Caravaggio to Caillou, Harry Potter, and the pages of Gala magazine, the author's wide-ranging references bear witness to his commitment to think of "culture" in its broadest sense. A model of intellectual generosity and openness, this book is a skillful reminder that philosophy is important to all of us.


Socrates' Daimonic Art

Socrates' Daimonic Art

Author: Elizabeth S. Belfiore

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2012-03-08

Total Pages:

ISBN-13: 1107378230

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Despite increasing interest in the figure of Socrates and in love in ancient Greece, no recent monograph studies these topics in all four of Plato's dialogues on love and friendship. This book provides important new insights into these subjects by examining Plato's characterization of Socrates in Symposium, Phaedrus, Lysis and the often neglected Alcibiades I. It focuses on the specific ways in which the philosopher searches for wisdom together with his young interlocutors, using an art that is 'erotic', not in a narrowly sexual sense, but because it shares characteristics attributed to the daimon Eros in Symposium. In all four dialogues, Socrates' art enables him, like Eros, to search for the beauty and wisdom he recognizes that he lacks and to help others seek these same objects of erĂ´s. Belfiore examines the dialogues as both philosophical and dramatic works, and considers many connections with Greek culture, including poetry and theater.