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Apology

428? BCE-348? BCE Plato · Benjamin Jowett

FormatEbook
Published1999
Words16,087
LanguageEnglish
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Plato's *Apology* presents Socrates' defense speech at his trial in Athens on charges of impiety and corrupting the youth, translated by Benjamin Jowett. It suits students of philosophy, classics, and ancient history, and anyone interested in Socratic thought and the ethics of civic life.

428? BCE-348? BCE Plato

Plato was an ancient Greek philosopher active in the 4th and 5th centuries BCE, who wrote philosophical dialogues. He is known for founding the Academy in Athens and for foundational contributions to Western philosophy, including works on ethics, politics, and metaphysics.

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