Tämä sivusto käyttää evästeitä palvelujen toimittamiseen, toiminnan parantamiseen, analytiikkaan ja (jos et ole kirjautunut sisään) mainostamiseen. Käyttämällä LibraryThingiä ilmaiset, että olet lukenut ja ymmärtänyt käyttöehdot ja yksityisyydensuojakäytännöt. Sivujen ja palveluiden käytön tulee olla näiden ehtojen ja käytäntöjen mukaista.
Four Texts on Socrates: Plato's "Euthyphro", "Apology of Socrates", and "Crito" and Aristophanes' "Clouds" (alkuperäinen julkaisuvuosi 1998; vuoden 1998 painos)
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.… (lisätietoja)
Reading Socrates's methods of logic and arguments was just like getting in an argument with my husband - neither forgets a single twist of the conversation, and both will lead you down a path using questions of logic until you end up trapped into agreeing to the opposite of what you had originally thought. It was fun to not be on the receiving end of it and for once just enjoy the journey through logic land.
I enjoyed each of the four parts of this book, although all of Plato's items went on too long. Of these I liked 'Crito' best because I felt like it really showed me who Socrates was, why he was pursing the course he'd chosen. He also said some things about death that have stuck with me, and that I'll surely be mulling over for years. I also liked the addition of Aristophanes's 'Clouds', which makes fun of Socrates; it gave me a more complete picture on how his contemporaries viewed him. Plus there was a surprising amount of fart jokes - always a good thing. ( )
West and West are demanding Authors who pack this account with detail. They write well and the text is helpful. The First Ancient Philosophy Text I have read. ( )
Tiedot englanninkielisestä Yhteisestä tiedosta.Muokkaa kotoistaaksesi se omalle kielellesi.
This collection contains four well-known works that present the thought and way of life of Socrates as they come to sight in confrontation with his political community.
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Tiedot englanninkielisestä Yhteisestä tiedosta.Muokkaa kotoistaaksesi se omalle kielellesi.
CHORUS: Lead the way out, for we have chorused in due measure today. (The clouds retire and exit.)
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.
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I enjoyed each of the four parts of this book, although all of Plato's items went on too long. Of these I liked 'Crito' best because I felt like it really showed me who Socrates was, why he was pursing the course he'd chosen. He also said some things about death that have stuck with me, and that I'll surely be mulling over for years. I also liked the addition of Aristophanes's 'Clouds', which makes fun of Socrates; it gave me a more complete picture on how his contemporaries viewed him. Plus there was a surprising amount of fart jokes - always a good thing. (