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" Socrates against Athens : "
James A. Colaiaco
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BL
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656155
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| Main Entry
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Colaiaco, James A.,1945-
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Socrates against Athens : : philosophy on trial /\ James A. Colaiaco
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xi, 266 pages ;; 23 cm
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041592653X
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: 9780415926539
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: 0415926548
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: 9780415926546
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-255) and index
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| Contents
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Introduction : a tragic confrontation -- Setting the stage for the trial -- Socrates and rhetoric -- Socrates confronts his old accusers -- Socrates' radical philosophic mission -- The Athenian Polis idea -- Socrates confronts his present accusers : the interrogation of Meletus -- Socrates brings the philosophic mission into the court -- The politics of an unpolitical man -- The trial concludes : Socrates condemned -- Socrates and civil disobedience : the Crito -- Conclusion : a conflict unresolved
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With valuable historical and cultural descriptions of Socrates' Athens, James Colaiaco evokes the scene and sense of the great philosopher's trial. Socrates against Athens explores both sides of the tragic collision of values between the philosopher and the state, engaging the fundamental question of whether philosophy and politics are compatible. The complexity and significance of the trial is illuminated through discussion of such important elements as the nature of Athenian democracy, the polis ideal, Greek shame culture, Athenian religion, civil disobedience, and Socrates' rejection of politics
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Socrates
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Socrates-- Ethics
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Democracy-- Greece-- Athens
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| Dewey Classification
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183.2
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B318.E8C65 2001
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