by I. F. Stone · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780224025911
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«The Trial of Socrates» is the history and philosophy essay by I. F. Stone, published by Little, Brown & Co. in paperback (282 pages, in English).
I. F. Stone reconstructs the trial that ended with Socrates' death and questions the usual image of the philosopher as a martyr. Drawing on classical sources and the political context of Athens, he argues that Socrates himself wanted to be condemned in order to shame Athenian democracy, which he despised.
I. F. Stone learned ancient Greek to write this essay, originally published in 1988. The book includes an index.
For readers interested in classical philosophy, the history of ancient Greece, and historical-political essays.
