Philosophy Guidebook To Plato & The Trial Of Socrates - Brickhouse & Smith - Routledge - 2004.pdf

Routledge Philosophy GuideBook to
Plato and
The Trial of Socrates
Routledge Philosophy GuideBook to
Plato and
The Trial of Socrates
Thomas C.
Brickhouse
and
Nicholas D.
Smith
First published 2004by Routledge
29 West 35th Street, New York, NY 10001
Simultaneously published in the UK
by Routledge
11 New Fetter Lane, London EC4P 4EE
Routledge is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group
This edition published in the Taylor & Francis e-Library, 2004.
© 2004 Thomas C. Brickhouse and Nicholas D. Smith
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Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data
Brickhouse, Thomas C., 1947–
Routledge philosophy guidebook to Plato and the trial of Socrates/Thomas
C. Brickhouse and Nicholas D. Smith.
p. cm. –(Routledge philosophy guidebooks)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Plato. Apology. 2. Socrates–Trials, litigation, etc. I. Title: Plato and the
trial of Socrates. II. Smith, Nicholas D. III. Title. IV. Series.
2004
184–dc22
British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data
A catalogue record for this book is available from
the British Library
2003022822
ISBN 0-203-64596-0 Master e-book ISBN
ISBN 0-203-67353-0 (Adobe eReader Format)
ISBN 0–415–15681–5 (hbk)
ISBN 0–415–15682–3 (pbk)
CONTENTS
Texts and Translations vii
Acknowledgments viii
List of Abbreviations ix
Introduction 1
1 The Euthyphro 7
Introduction to the Euthyphro 7
Defining piety 18
Piety defined as what is loved by the gods 39
Socrates takes the lead 48
2 The Apology of Socrates 69
Introduction to the Apology of Socrates 69
Socrates’ introductory remarks to the jurors 83
The “