Conversations of Socrates

Provides a collection of dialogues that cover an interpretation of Socratic thought. After the execution of Socrates in 399 BC, a number of his followers wrote dialogues featuring him as the protagonist and, in so doing, transformed the great philosopher into a legendary figure. This title offers insights into the Socratic world and into the intellectual atmosphere and life of ancient Greece. It reveals much about this man.

• | Author: Xenophon, Robin Waterfield, Hugh Tredennick, Robin Waterfield
• | Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
• | Publication Date: Feb 22, 1990
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• | Language: eng
• | Binding: Paperback / softback
• | ISBN-13: 9780140445176
• | ISBN-10: 014044517X