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Socrates has a unique position in the annals of philosophy. It really is no exaggeration to state that got it not been for his influence on Plato, the complete development of European philosophy might have been unimaginably different. Yet Socrates published nothing at all himself, and our knowledge of him is derived mainly from the participating and infuriating number who looks in Plato's dialogues. In this particular booklet, Christopher Taylor explores the relationship between your historical Socrates and the Platonic figure, and examines the long lasting image of Socrates as the perfect exemplar of the philosophic life--a thinker whose moral and intellectual integrity permeated every information of his life, even when confronted with betrayal and execution by his fellow Athenians.
