Socrates Aristophanes

Author : Leo Strauss
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2008-03-26
Category : Drama
ISBN : 9780226225470

Get Book

Socrates and Aristophanes by Leo Strauss Pdf

In one of his last books, Socrates and Aristophanes, Leo Strauss's examines the confrontation between Socrates and Aristophanes in Aristophanes' comedies. Looking at eleven plays, Strauss shows that this confrontation is essentially one between poetry and philosophy, and that poetry emerges as an autonomous wisdom capable of rivaling philosophy. "Strauss gives us an impressive addition to his life's work—the recovery of the Great Tradition in political philosophy. The problem the book proposes centers formally upon Socrates. As is typical of Strauss, he raises profound issues with great courage. . . . [He addresses] a problem that has been inherent in Western life ever since [Socrates'] execution: the tension between reason and religion. . . . Thus, we come to Aristophanes, the great comic poet, and his attack on Socrates in the play The Clouds. . . [Strauss] translates it into the basic problem of the relation between poetry and philosophy, and resolves this by an analysis of the function of comedy in the life of the city." —Stanley Parry, National Review

Author : Donald R. Morrison
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 437 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780521833424

Get Book

The Cambridge Companion to Socrates by Donald R. Morrison Pdf

Essays from a diverse group of experts providing a comprehensive guide to Socrates, the most famous Greek philosopher.

Author : Plato,Aristophanes,Xenophon
Publisher : Hackett Publishing
Page : 198 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2002-03-15
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781603846936

Get Book

The Trials of Socrates by Plato,Aristophanes,Xenophon Pdf

Lampooned in 406 B.C.E. in a blistering Aristophanic satire, Socrates was tried in 399 B.C.E. on a charge of corrupting the youth, convicted by a jury of about five hundred of his peers, and condemned to death. Glimpsed today through the extant writings of his contemporaries and near-contemporaries, he remains for us as compelling, enigmatic, and elusive a figure as Jesus or Buddha. Although present-day (like ancient Greek) opinion on the real Socrates diverges widely, six classic texts that any informed judgment of him must take into account appear together, for the first time, in this volume. Those of Plato and Xenophon appear in new, previously unpublished translations that combine accuracy, accessibility, and readability; that of Aristophanes' Clouds offers these same qualities in an unbowdlerized translation that captures brilliantly the bite of Aristophanes' wit. An Introduction to each text and judicious footnotes provide crucial background information and important cross-references.

Author : Sarah Kofman
Publisher : Cornell University Press
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 080143551X

Get Book

Socrates by Sarah Kofman Pdf

Socrates is an flusive figure, Sarah Kofman asserts, and he is necessarily so since he did not write or directly state his beliefs. Kofman suggests that Socrates' avowal of ignorance was meant to be ironic. Later philosophers who interpreted his text invariably resisted the profoundly ironic character of his way of life and diverged widely in their interpretations of him. Kofman focuses especially on the views of Plato, Hegel, Kierkegaard, and Nietzsche.

Author : Mark J. Lutz
Publisher : SUNY Press
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1998-01-01
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0791436535

Get Book

Socrates' Education to Virtue by Mark J. Lutz Pdf

Argues that Plato's dialogues contain a surprisingly neglected account of Socrates' education about the love of noble virtue and that recovering this education could help broaden and deepen liberalism's moral and political horizon.

Author : A. D. Irvine,Plato
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 145 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2008-01-01
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780802095381

Get Book

Socrates on Trial by A. D. Irvine,Plato Pdf

More than 2,400 years after his death, Socrates remains an iconic but controversial figure. To his followers, he personified progressive Greek ideals of justice and wisdom. To his detractors, he was a corruptor of the young during wartime and one of the reasons Athens had suffered a humiliating defeat to Sparta in 404 BC. Socrates' story is one of historic proportions and his unyielding pursuit of truth remains controversial and relevant to the present day. Socrates on Trial presents the story of Socrates as told to us by Aristophanes, Plato, Xenophon, and others. The play uses fresh language to emphasize what is important in the works of these ancient authors, while at the same time remaining faithful to the general tenor and tone of their writings. Andrew Irvine has created a script that not only fits comfortably into the space of a single theatrical performance, but is also informative and entertaining. Suited for informal dramatic readings as well as regular theatrical performances, Socrates on Trial will undoubtedly appeal to instructors and students, and its informative introduction enhances its value as a resource. Complete with production and classroom notes, this modern recasting of the Socrates story will make riveting reading both inside and outside the classroom.

Author : Mary P. Nichols
Publisher : SUNY Press
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 1987-01-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0887063950

Get Book

Socrates and the Political Community by Mary P. Nichols Pdf

This book takes a fresh look at Socrates as he appeared to three ancient writers: Aristophanes, who attacked him for his theoretical studies; Plato, who immortalized him in his dialogues; and Aristotle, who criticized his political views. It addresses the questions of the interrelation of politics and philosophy by looking at Aristophanes' Clouds, Plato's Republic, and Book II of Aristotle's Politics--three sides of a debate on the value of Socrates' philosophic life. Mary Nichols first discusses the relation between Aristophanes and Plato, showing that the city as Socrates' place of activity in the Republic resembles the philosophic thinktank mocked in Aristophanes' Clouds. By representing the extremes of the Republic's city, Plato shows that the dangers attributed by Aristophanes to the city are actually inherent in political life itself. They were to be moderated by Socratic political philosophy rather than Aristophanean comedy. Nichols concludes by showing how Aristotle addressed the question at issue between Plato and Aristophanes when he founded his political science. Judging Plato's and Aristophanes' positions as partial, Nichols argues that Aristotle based his political science on the necessity to philosophy of political involvement and the necessity to politics of philosophical thought.

Author : Plato
Publisher : Cornell University Press
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : History
ISBN : 0801485746

Get Book

Four Texts on Socrates by Plato Pdf

Translations of four major works of ancient Greek literature which treat the life and thought of Socrates, focusing particularly on his trial and defense and on the charges against him.

Author : Jeffrey Henderson
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 1966
Category : Classical literature
ISBN : 9780521231206

Get Book

Homeric Studies by Jeffrey Henderson Pdf

Author : Plato
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 1984
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : STANFORD:36105037650533

Get Book

Four Texts on Socrates by Plato Pdf

Author : Plato
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 1887
Category : Electronic
ISBN : MINN:31951002397669Z

Get Book

Socrates by Plato Pdf

Author : Aristophanes
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 42 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2012-11-01
Category : Drama
ISBN : 9781625580726

Get Book

The Clouds by Aristophanes Pdf

Socrates' "Thinkery" is at the center of Clouds, which spoofs untraditional techniques for educating young men.

Author : Aristophanes
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 87 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2019-11-19
Category : Drama
ISBN : EAN:4057664100030

Get Book

The Clouds by Aristophanes Pdf

The Clouds is a Greek comedy play written by the playwright Aristophanes. A lampooning of intellectual fashions in classical Athens, it can be considered the world's first extant "comedy of ideas" and is considered by literary critics to be among the finest examples of the genre. The play also, however, remains notorious for its caricature of Socrates and is mentioned in Plato's Apology as a contributor to the philosopher's trial and execution.

Author : Aristophanes
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 1841
Category : Electronic
ISBN : HARVARD:HN261P

Get Book

The Clouds of Aristophanes by Aristophanes Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Bolchazy-Carducci Publishers
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : History
ISBN : 0865164983

Get Book

The Unknown Socrates by Anonim Pdf

Socrates (469-399 BC) is one of history's most enigmatic figures. Our knowledge of him comes to us second-hand, primarily from the philosopher Plato, who was Socrates' most gifted student, and from the historian and sometime-philosopher Xenophon, who counted himself as a member of Socrates' inner circle of friends. We also hear of Socrates in one comic play produced during his lifetime (Aristophanes' Clouds) and in passing from the philosopher Aristotle, a student of Plato. Socrates is a figure of enduring interest. He is often considered the father of Western Philosophy, yet the four most famous accounts we have of him present a contradictory, confusing picture. Just who was Socrates? A brilliant philosopher, at times confounding and infuriating, morally serious and yet ironic; the ever-worldly man, sometime mystic, and uncommon martyr depicted by Plato? Or did Plato conflate Socrates' views with his own startling genius, as Aristotle suggests? Was So rates instead the less impressive, more mundane man whose commonsense impressed the laconic Xenophon? Or was Socrates the charlatan, the long-winded phony of Aristophanes' play? The Socratic works of Diogenes Laertius (3rd century AD), Libanius (AD 314 -- c. 393), Maximus of 'Tyre (2nd century AD), and Apuleius (born c. AD 125) add important dimensions to the portrait of Socrates: Diogenes Laertius' Life of Socrates emphasizes Socrates' deep ethical nature and his extraordinary personality; Libanius' Apology of Socrates is based on sources now lost to us; Maximus of Tyre's Whether Socrates Did the Right Thing When He Did Not Defend Himself makes the star ling claim (against testimony of Plato and Xenophon) that Socrates never spoke athis own trial; from Apuleius' On the God of Socrates we hear at length of Socrates' infamous daimonion: the "divine sign" only mentioned elsewhere, the sign that warned Socrates against certain courses of action. In short, from these four texts we are reintroduced to Socrates, and new wrinkles are added to an already intriguing historical figure.