The life and death of socrates by plato6/25/2023 ![]() ![]() Besides his works Republic, Meno, and Symposium, Plato is best known for the four dialogues commonly collected under the title The Last Days of Socrates, which can be read as a four-act play: Act I presenting Socrates engaging in the kind of inquiry which resulted in the charges of his corrupting the youth of Athens and promoting a belief in other gods (the Euthyphro) Act II detailing his defense and conviction by the Athenian court ( Apology) Act III presenting his firm belief in his own vision while in prison ( Crito) and Act IV his final attempt to clarify his vision of the immortality of the soul and ultimate truth prior to his execution by drinking the cup of hemlock ( Phaedo). ![]()
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