For For students beginning philosophy and readers who want to meet Socrates through Plato's Apology; not for specialists in Plato.
Should I read this?
For the general reader
4 of 5strongly recommended
For the researcher
3 of 5worth your time
Difficulty
2 of 5moderate
An introduction to philosophy through Plato's account of the trial of Socrates.
How it proceeds
Philosophic5 of 5
Scriptural0 of 5
Experiential1 of 5
Sociological1 of 5
Historical3 of 5
Independent intensities, 0–5 — what the work is made of, not how good it is.
Subtitled An Introduction to Philosophy via Plato's Apology and published by St. Augustine's Press in 2002, this book uses Plato's account of Socrates' trial as an introduction to philosophy. It draws from the Apology forty things philosophy is, according to its first and wisest practitioner.
