Legendary Philosophers: The Life and Philosophy of Socrates

*Discusses the mysteries and controversies surrounding Socrates' life and death.*Examines Socrates' philosophy as portrayed by Plato and Xenophon.*Analyzes the debate over whether Plato portrayed Socrates accurately. *Includes busts and other art depicting Socrates and other important people in his life.*Includes a Bibliography for further reading.*Includes a Table of Contents.“As for me, all I know is that I know nothing, for when I don't know what justice is, I'll hardly know whether it is a kind of virtue or not, or whether a person who has it is happy or unhappy.” – attributed to Socrates in Plato’s The RepublicIn 427 B.C., the Ancient Greek city-state of Athens was flourishing. Approximately 80 years earlier, the Athenians had formed the first self-representative democracy in history, the Peloponnesian War against Sparta had only just started, and Socrates was only beginning to lay the foundation of what would become Western philosophy.None of Socrates’ works survived antiquity, s