Title:
Plato for everyone / Aviezer Tucker.
Author:
Tucker, Aviezer, 1965-
Tucker, Aviezer, 1965- Is it good to die for one's country?
Publication Information:
Amherst, New York : Prometheus Books, 2013.
Call Number:
B395 .T83 2013
Abstract:
How do we decide what is good and bad? What is virtue? What constitutes a meaningful life? These are some of the intractable, still-relevant questions that the ancient Greek philosopher Plato grappled with 2,500 years ago. Unfortunately, Plato's dialogues, featuring his famous mentor Socrates, often prove difficult to understand for many contemporary readers. Tucker remedies these problems by recasting five of Plato's dialogues into accessible and entertaining short stories in modern settings.
ISBN:
9781616146542
Physical Description:
256 pages ; 23 cm
Contents:
Is it good to die for one's country?: (after the Crito) -- The essence of cool: (after the Meno) -- Good, evil, and God: (after the Euthyphro) -- Your children will condemn you: Socrates' defense speech: (after the Apology) -- Death and liberation: (after the Phaedo).
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