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Xenophon
After the execution of Socrates in 399 BC, a number of his followers wrote dialogues featuring him as the protagonist and, in so doing, transformed the great philosopher into a…
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Matt Gatton
The death of Socrates may be the most famous unsolved murder in history. Set during the Peloponnesian War, this narrative solves that mystery, revealing for the first time how the…
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Agnes Callard
From philosopher Agnes Callard, one of today's leading public intellectuals, comes a new and vibrant understanding of Socrates, his work, and his unique approach to learning
The ancient Greek philosopher…
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Plato
This elegant collector's edition presents the classic philosophical work 'The Dialogues of Socrates' featuring gold cover embossing and gilded page-edges.
Socrates' most dedicated student, Plato, offers a detailed and eye-opening…
An iconoclastic philosopher revives Socrates for our time, showing how we can answer-and, in the first place, ask-life's most important questions.
Otto H. Linderborg
This book explores the circumstances surrounding Socrates' death, critically analysing conflicting sources to establish a framework for understanding his intellectual activities in the cultural, political, and religious context of 5th-century…
Donald Robertson
An accessible and inspirational look at how we can apply the teachings of the greatest ancient philosopher to modern life.
Jacob McHangama
"The best history of free speech ever written and the best defense of free speech ever made."--P. J. O'Rourke
Hailed as the "first freedom," free speech is the bedrock of…
Ward Farnsworth
A thinking person’s guide to a better life. Ward Farnsworth explains what the Socratic method is, how it works, and why it matters more than ever in our time. Easy…
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Socrates Stratis
With a Latourian Actor-Network Theory approach, Urban Design on the Move follows a young design team's transformative journey of implementing the Europan 4 winning project at Heraklion's old city waterfront…
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Sira Abenoza, Josep M. Lozano
Giving Voice to Values is a tool that has helped many professionals better align what they do with what they value and believe. This book introduces the methodology of Socratic…
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Academic life regularly honors leading scholars but rarely recognizes those who have excelled in undergraduate teaching. This volume salutes Professor of Philosophy Robert H. Gurland, a paragon in the classroom…
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Embark on an unparalleled journey through the mind of Plato, one of history's most influential philosophers. This comprehensive collection, divided into four distinct volumes, provides a sweeping overview of Platonic…
Voltaire
Socrates is a play in three acts about Socrates and the events of his trial and eventual death. Satirical in nature it takes aim at government authority and organized religion…
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Erika Huesselmann
In this heartwarming children's picture book, a troubled little girl meets Socrates the cat who guides her on a delightful walk through their charming village. As they stroll along cobblestone…
Plato produced philosophical works of unparalleled influence. Two of them are gathered in this book: Symposium and The Apology of Socrates. The first offers a profound and admirable discussion on…
Erika Husselmann
In Socrates and the Missing Pearl, Socrates teams up with Pip the dragonfly in an urgent search for this special pearl, which has mysteriously disappeared from the village statue's hand…
John Boersma
Makes the case that the different stances Aristotle and Socrates take toward politics can be traced to their divergent accounts of friendship.
Emlyn-Jones Chris,Plato
Rich in drama and humour, they include the controversial Ion, a debate on poetic inspiration; Laches, in which Socrates seeks to define bravery; and Euthydemus, which considers the relationship between…
Dustin Sebell
A careful reading of Book IV of Xenophon's Memorabilia and a demonstration of a Socratic education
It is well known that Socrates was executed by the city of Athens for…
The trial and condemnation of Socrates for heresy and corrupting young minds is a defining moment in the history of Classical Athens. In tracing these events through four dialogues, Plato…
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Presents an account of Socrates’ trial and death (399 BC). This title develops the Socratic belief in responsibility for one’s self and shows Socrates living and dying under his philosophy…
Jamie R. Abrams
For more than fifty years, scholars have documented and critiqued the marginalizing effects of the Socratic teaching techniques that dominate law school classrooms. In spite of this, law school budgets…
Mara Meimaridi
A comedic play about death, love, & the pursuit of immortality
Martin Gitlin
"Social Media in the Age of Socrates will capture readers' attention with the historical ways ideas spread and gained popularity long before the age of social media. Written with reluctant…
Peter Kreeft
The greatest teacher of philosophy in all of history was Socrates, according to philosopher Peter Kreeft. In 2,400 years, no one has topped him or his Socratic method, teaching not…
Donald J Robertson
How can we apply the teachings of the greatest ancient philosopher to modern life?
Socrates is the quintessential Athenian philosopher, the source of the entire Western philosophical tradition, and Godfather…
Irving Bacheller
""The Marryers: A History Gathered from a Brief of the Honorable Socrates Potter"" by Irving Bacheller is a captivating historical fiction classic. Irving Bacheller, celebrated for his vivid storytelling and…
Pierre Hadot
This book presents a history of spiritual exercises from Socrates to early Christianity, an account of their decline in modern philosophy, and a discussion of the different conceptions of philosophy…
This book provides first-time English translations of two chapters from Brucker's Latin work: The 'Preliminary Discourse', explaining the method of the new discipline, and 'The Socratic School', illustrating the hermeneutic…
Paul Kleinman
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Baby Professor
Who was Socrates and why do scholars still look up to him until this day? This man hasn't been around for hundreds of years; and yet he is still very…
Socrates
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.
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This book is a translation of the Ecclesiastical History of Socrates Scholasticus, a 5th-century Christian historian. It provides a detailed account of the history of the Christian church from the…
The Ecclesiastical History of Socrates is a classic work of early Christian literature, providing a comprehensive overview of the church from its earliest days to the end of the fourth…
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.
This work is in the public…
