![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Along with 'The Estate-Manager', a practical economic treatise, and 'The Dinner-Party', a sparkling exploration of love, Xenophon's dialogues offer fascinating insights into the Socratic world and into the intellectual atmosphere and daily life of ancient Greece. In 'Socrates' Defence' Xenophon defends his mentor against charges of arrogance made at his trial, while the 'Memoirs of Socrates' also starts with an impassioned plea for the rehabilitation of a wronged reputation. ISBN13: 9780140445176 Conversations of Socrates by Xenophon See Customer Reviews Select Format Hardcover 49.96 Paperback 12.39 - 29.39 Select Condition Like New Unavailable Very Good 16.59 Good 12.39 Acceptable 29.39 New 26.04 See All 133 Editions from 11.59 Recommended Format: Paperback Condition: Good 12. Xenophon's portrait is the only one other than Plato's to survive, and while it offers a very personal interpretation of Socratic thought, it also reveals much about the man and his philosophical views. Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Industrial processesĪfter the execution of Socrates in 399 BC, a number of his followers wrote dialogues featuring him as the protagonist and, in so doing, transformed the great philosopher into a legendary figure. Reference, Information & Interdisciplinary subjects Hong Kong International Literary Festival 2023. ![]() Hong Kong Golden Dragon Books 2022-2023. ![]()
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