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Death of Socrates: Hero, Villain, Chatterbox, Saint
by Emily Wilson (Author),
Profile Books (Publisher)
Product Specifications
Book Description
About the Book: Death of Socrates: Hero, Villain, Chatterbox, Saint
Socrates is revered as a man who spoke truth to power. Yet his death in 399 BC
was the first time in recorded history that a democratic government condemned a
person to death for their beliefs. His death was a potent symbol of free speech,
and Socrates fatehas haunted Western thought ever since-a guiding influence on
Plato, John Stuart Mills, Nietzsche and Martin Luther King. In this incisive
survey of philosophy and politics, renowned classicist and translator Emily
Wilson unravels ancient philosophys most enduring-and hardest-questions: why did
ancient Athens execute its leading intellectual? How do
Book Specifications
ISBN-13 9781806492633
Language English
Binding Paper Back
Publisher Profile Books
Publishing Date 2026-11-12
Total Pages 256