Memorabilia / / Xenophon.
An essential text for understanding Socrates, Xenophon's Memorabilia is the compelling tribute of an affectionate student to his teacher, providing a rare firsthand account of Socrates' life and philosophy. The Memorabilia is invaluable both as a work of philosophy in its own right and as...
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Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Cornell University Press Archive Pre-2000 |
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Place / Publishing House: | Ithaca, NY : : Cornell University Press, , [2015] ©2015 |
Year of Publication: | 2015 |
Language: | English |
Series: | Agora Editions
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (208 p.) |
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Other title: | Frontmatter -- Contents -- INTRODUCTION Xenophon and His Socrates -- Translator's Note -- Xenophon Memorabilia -- BOOK I -- BOOK II -- BOOK III -- BOOK IV -- Notes -- Index |
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Summary: | An essential text for understanding Socrates, Xenophon's Memorabilia is the compelling tribute of an affectionate student to his teacher, providing a rare firsthand account of Socrates' life and philosophy. The Memorabilia is invaluable both as a work of philosophy in its own right and as a complement to the study of Plato's dialogues. The longest of Xenophon's four Socratic works, it is particularly revealing about the differences between Socrates and his philosophical predecessors. Far more obviously than Plato in the dialogues, Xenophon calls attention in the Memorabilia to his own relationship with Socrates. A colorful and fully engaged writer, Xenophon aims above all to convince his readers of the greatness of Socrates' thought and the disgracefulness of his conviction on a capital charge. In thirty-nine chapters, Xenophon presents Socrates as an ordinary person and as a great benefactor to those associated with him. |
Format: | Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. |
ISBN: | 9780801471759 9783110536171 9783110606744 |
DOI: | 10.7591/9780801471759 |
Access: | restricted access |
Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
Statement of Responsibility: | Xenophon. |