{"product_id":"the-sacrifice-of-socrates-wm-blake-tyrrell-9781611860542","title":"The Sacrifice of Socrates: Athens, Plato, Girard","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhen Athenians suffered the shame of having lost a war from their own greed and foolishness, around 404 BCE the public's blame was directed at Socrates, a man whose unique appearance and behavior, as well as his disapproval of the democracy, made him a ready target. Socrates was subsequently put on trial and sentenced to death. However, as René Girard has pointed out, no individual can be held responsible for a communal crisis. Plato's \u003ci\u003eApology \u003c\/i\u003edepicts Socrates as both the bane and the cure of Greek society, while his \u003ci\u003eCrito \u003c\/i\u003eshows a sacrificial Socrates, what some might consider a \u003ci\u003epharmakos \u003c\/i\u003efigure, the human drug through whom Plato can dispense his philosophical remedies. With tremendous insight and satisfying complexity, this book analyzes classical texts through the lens of Girard's mimetic mechanism.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Wm Blake Tyrrell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1611860547\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781611860542\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Michigan State University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 210\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2013","brand":"Wm Blake Tyrrell","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48065752629503,"sku":"9781611860542","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_410ace06-7858-4923-a0f7-33720e73900f.jpg?v=1768677036","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-sacrifice-of-socrates-wm-blake-tyrrell-9781611860542","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}