{"product_id":"symposium-and-the-death-of-socrates-9781853264795","title":"Symposium and the Death of Socrates","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWith an Introduction by Jane O'Grady. Translated by Tom Griffith.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eSymposium, \u003c\/em\u003e a group of Athenian aristocrats attend a party and talk about love, until the drunken Alcibiades bursts in and decides to discuss Socrates instead. \u003cem\u003eSymposium\u003c\/em\u003e gives an unsurpassed picture of the sparkling society that was Athens at the height of her empire.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe setting of the other dialogues is more sombre. Socrates is put on trial for impiety, and sentenced to death. \u003cem\u003eEuthyphro\u003c\/em\u003e discusses the nature of piety, \u003cem\u003eApology\u003c\/em\u003e is Socrates' speech in his own defence, Crito explains his refusal to escape punishment, and \u003cem\u003ePhaedo\u003c\/em\u003e gives an account of Socrates' last day.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThese dialogues have never been offered in one volume before. Tom Griffith's \u003cem\u003eSymposium\u003c\/em\u003e has been described as 'possibly the finest translation of any Platonic dialogue'. All the other translations are new.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wordsworth Editions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/05\/1997\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781853264795\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.32lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.86h x 5.03w x 0.54d","brand":"Plato","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43059902677173,"sku":"9781853264795","price":10.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_1f8d799c-7bb1-4620-834b-d886e0a21317.jpg?v=1690300592","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/symposium-and-the-death-of-socrates-9781853264795","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}