Socrates and the state
Auteur :
Kraut, Richard
Éditeur :
Princeton University Press
ISBN :
9780691022413
Date de publication :
21 juil. 1987
Dimensions :
21,6 x 14,0 cm
Poids :
425 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Presents an outlook on Socrates' political philosophy in Plato's early dialogues. Focusing on the Crito, this work shows that Plato explains Socrates' acceptance of the death penalty as arising not from a philosophy that requires blind obedience to every legal command but from a highly balanced compromise between the state and the citizen.