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Apology, Crito and Phaedo of Socrates (Classic Reprint)
Apology Crito and Phaedo of Socrates - Classic Reprint Author:Plato Plato THE APOLOGY OF SOORATES. I KNOW not, 0 Athenians I how far you have been influenced by my accusers: for my part, in Ijstening to them I almost forgot myself, so plausible were their arguments: however, so to speak, they have said nothing true. But of the many falsehoods which they uttered I wondered at one of them especiailly, that in which -the... more »y said that you ought to be on your guard lest you should be deceived by'me, as being eloquent in speech. For tha.t ,they a.re not ashamedof being forthwith convicted by me in fact, when I shall show that I am not by any means eloquent, this seemed. to me the most shameless thing in them, unless indeed they caJl him. eloquent who sp...e...a....k.. --s. the truth. For, if they mean ~ . this, then I ivould allow that I am an orator! but not after their faihlon:" for-ihei;iS" i-a&~~-ha.~e said nothing true; but from me you shall h~ the whole truth. Not indeed, Athenians, argumentS highly wrought, as theirs were, with choice phr
Table of Contents
OONTENTS; 1'1 ??; INTRODUCTION , ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? vii; THE - POLOGY OF SOCRATES ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ' 18; n"'TBODUorION 'rO TD CRrro ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 49; CRITO; OR, THE DUTY OF A CITIZEN ? ? ? 51; INTBODUcmON TO TlIE Paamo ? ? ? 70; PH £DO ; OR, THE IMMORTALITY OF THE SOUL 78
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