Plato's Euthyrphro, Apology, and Crito portray Socrates' words and deeds during his trial for disbelieving in the Gods of Athens and corrupting the Athenian youth, and constitute a defense of the man Socrates and of his way of life, the philosophic life. The twelve essays in the volume, written by leading classical philosophers, investigate various aspects of these works of Plato, including the significance of Plato's characters, Socrates's revolutionary religious ideas, and the relationship between historical events and Plato's texts. Readers will find their appreciation of Plato's works greatly enriched by these essays.
Rachana Kamtekar is assistant professor of philosophy at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
Chapter 1 IntroductionChapter 2 AcknowledgementsChapter 3 Justice and Pollution in the EuthyphroChapter 4 Plato's Euthyphro: An Analysis and CommentaryChapter 5 Socrates on the Definition of Piety: Euthyphro 10A-11BChapter 6 Socratic PietyChapter 7 From Plato's Apology of SocratesChapter 8 On the Alleged Historical Reputability of Plato's ApologyChapter 9 Socrates and Athenian DemocracyChapter 10 The Impiety of SocratesChapter 11 Socrates and Obedience to the LawChapter 12 Dokimasia, Satisfaction, AgreementChapter 13 The Interpretation of Plato's CritoChapter 14 Conflicting Values in Plato's Crito
This is a wonderful collection of the best of the recent scholarship on Plato's Euthyphro, Apology, and Crito. It is a valuable resource for students taking any course in which these dialogues are read.