Plato's Apology, Crito And Phaedo of Socrates (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781721838325)

Plato's Apology, Crito And Ph do of Socrates. Literally Translated by Henry Cary with an Introduction by Edward Brooks, Jr. Of all writers of speculative philosophy, both ancient and modern, there is probably no one who has attained so eminent a position as Plato. What Homer was to Epic poetry, what Cicero and Demosthenes were to oratory, and what Shakespeare was to the drama of England, Plato was to ancient philosophy, not unapproachable nor unapproached, but possessing an inexplicable but unquestioned supremacy. The authentic records of his life are meagre, and much that has been written concerning him is of a speculative nature. He was born at Athens in the year 427 B.C. His father's name was Ariston, and his mother's family, which claimed its descent from Solon, included among its members many Athenian notables, among whom was Oritias, one of the thirty tyrants.

Author: Henry Cary, Plato
ISBN-10: 1721838325
ISBN-13: 9781721838325
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Language: English
Published: 06/24/2018
Pages: 88
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.50lbs
Size: 11.02h x 8.50w x 0.18d