Why Socrates died : dispelling the myths

Robin Waterfield presents Socrates as a deeply moral thinker whose convictions stood in stark relief to those of his former disciple, Alcibiades, the hawkish and self-serving military leader. Refusing to surrender his beliefs even in the face of death, Socrates was determined to save his native Athe...

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Main Author:	Waterfield, Robin, 1952- (Author)
Format:	Book
Published:	Toronto : Emblem is an imprint of McClelland & Stewart Ltd., 2010.
Edition:	Emblem edition.
Subjects:	Socrates > Trials, litigation, etc. Socrates > Death and burial. Socrate > Mort et sépulture. Socrates. 404-362 B.C. Philosophers > Greece > Biography. Philosophers. Greece > History > Spartan and Theban Supremacies, 404-362 B.C. Greece. Trials, litigation, etc. Biographies. History.