Four Texts on Socrates

Four Texts on Socrates

Plato's "Euthyphro", "Apology of Socrates", and "Crito" and Aristophanes' "Clouds"
Buch | Softcover
192 Seiten
1998 | Revised Edition
Cornell University Press (Verlag)
978-0-8014-8574-9 (ISBN)
14,95 inkl. MwSt
Translations of four major works of ancient Greek literature which treat the life and thought of Socrates, focusing particularly on his trial and defense and on the charges against him.
Widely adopted for classroom use, this book offers translations of four major works of ancient Greek literature which treat the life and thought of Socrates, focusing particularly on his trial and defense (three dialogues by Plato: Euthyphro, Apology of Socrates, and Crito) and on the charges against Socrates (Aristophanes' comedy Clouds).


This is the only collection of the three Platonic dialogues that also includes Clouds, a work that is fundamental for understanding the thought of Socrates in relation to the Athenian political community and to Greek poetry. Thomas G. West's introduction provides an overview of the principal themes and arguments of the four works. There are extensive explanatory notes to the translations.


In their translations, the Wests capture successfully the simplicity and vigor of straightforward Greek diction. They strive for as high a degree of accuracy as possible, subordinating concerns for elegance and smoothness to the goal of producing the most faithful and most reliable English versions of these texts. For this new edition, Thomas West has revised the introduction and updated the annotated bibliography, which includes the best of the secondary literature on Socrates and on the texts included in this book.

Thomas G. West is Professor of Politics, University of Dallas, and a Senior Fellow of the Claremont Institute for the Study of Statesmanship and Political Philosophy. Grace Starry West is Associate Professor and Chairman of Classics, University of Dallas.

Translators' NoteIntroduction

The Modem Rejection of Reason

The Socratic Alternative

Plato's Euthyphro

Plato's Apology of Socrates

Plato's Crito

Aristophanes' CloudsPlato's EuthyphroPlato's Apology of SocratesPlato's CritoAristophanes' CloudsSelected Bibliography

Erscheint lt. Verlag 27.8.1998
Einführung Thomas G. West
Übersetzer Thomas G. West, Grace Starry West
Verlagsort Ithaca
Sprache englisch
Maße 152 x 229 mm
Gewicht 454 g
Themenwelt Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Philosophie Altertum / Antike
Geisteswissenschaften Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft Anglistik / Amerikanistik
Geisteswissenschaften Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft Literaturwissenschaft
ISBN-10 0-8014-8574-6 / 0801485746
ISBN-13 978-0-8014-8574-9 / 9780801485749
Zustand Neuware
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