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Socrates in the Apology : An Essay on Plato's Apology of Socrates. By C.D.C. Reeve. Hackett Publishing Company, 1986. $24.50 and £16. ISBN 0-87220-089-2.

Socrates in the Apology : An Essay on Plato's Apology of Socrates. By C.D.C. Reeve. Hackett... So<;ratej! El !;l:!~ !'-P9Jg9),; An Essay on Pla'~ Apology of Socrates. By C.D.C. Reeve. Hackett Publhg Company, 1986. $24.50 andf16. BN 0-87220-089-2. George Grote, the great neteenth century Hellent, once wrote of Pla's~: ...... it the speech of someone who deliberately foregoes Se Idom have the immedIate purpose of a defense--persu8s ion of the judges." commentars dagreed with Grate's assessment. Citg what they take be ample evidence of caustIc irony and arrogance 'borderg on contempt, writers on the ,IIQgLQ!rl have been virtually unanimous concludg that Socrates was wholly unconcerned with persuadg the Jury of h nocence and thereby wng nlS reiease. With th contribution the literature on the ApQlo!rl, Professor Reeve presents a forceful and persuasIve challenge the receIved terpretatIon. Accordg Reeve, "[Socrates'] defense reasonable. tellIgently motIvated, nonevasive, and senously and nonironlcai iy tenoered. It est,jollshes that ne nocent of the legai changes brought agast hIm" (x ill j. Reeve adduces two prclpa I reasons why Socrates thOu<jht ne must persuaae tne Jury that both the "newer, " formal changes ano the '0 Ider' accusatIons are false. F1rst. as the servant of Apollo. he must evervtn1nq h power contue h "ms10n an behalf of the goa" ano. secona. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Polis: The Journal for Ancient Greek Political Thought Brill

Socrates in the Apology : An Essay on Plato's Apology of Socrates. By C.D.C. Reeve. Hackett Publishing Company, 1986. $24.50 and £16. ISBN 0-87220-089-2.

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Publisher
Brill
Copyright
Copyright 1990 by Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
ISSN
0142-257x
eISSN
2051-2996
DOI
10.1163/20512996-90000365
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So<;ratej! El !;l:!~ !'-P9Jg9),; An Essay on Pla'~ Apology of Socrates. By C.D.C. Reeve. Hackett Publhg Company, 1986. $24.50 andf16. BN 0-87220-089-2. George Grote, the great neteenth century Hellent, once wrote of Pla's~: ...... it the speech of someone who deliberately foregoes Se Idom have the immedIate purpose of a defense--persu8s ion of the judges." commentars dagreed with Grate's assessment. Citg what they take be ample evidence of caustIc irony and arrogance 'borderg on contempt, writers on the ,IIQgLQ!rl have been virtually unanimous concludg that Socrates was wholly unconcerned with persuadg the Jury of h nocence and thereby wng nlS reiease. With th contribution the literature on the ApQlo!rl, Professor Reeve presents a forceful and persuasIve challenge the receIved terpretatIon. Accordg Reeve, "[Socrates'] defense reasonable. tellIgently motIvated, nonevasive, and senously and nonironlcai iy tenoered. It est,jollshes that ne nocent of the legai changes brought agast hIm" (x ill j. Reeve adduces two prclpa I reasons why Socrates thOu<jht ne must persuaae tne Jury that both the "newer, " formal changes ano the '0 Ider' accusatIons are false. F1rst. as the servant of Apollo. he must evervtn1nq h power contue h "ms10n an behalf of the goa" ano. secona.

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Polis: The Journal for Ancient Greek Political ThoughtBrill

Published: Jan 1, 1990

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