محاکمه سقراط: پرفروش‌ترین کتاب نات.

In unraveling the long-hidden issues of the most famous free speech case of all time, noted author I.F. Stone ranges far and wide over Roman as well as Greek history to present an engaging and rewarding introduction to classical antiquity and its relevance to society today.__The New York Times__called this national best-seller an "intellectual thriller." History · Politics · Biography · Philosophy · Non-fiction Title Page 5 CONTENTS 9 PREFACE: How This Book Came to Be Written 11 PRELUDE 17 PART I: SOCRATES AND ATHENS 21 Chapter 1: THEIR BASIC DIFFERENCES 23 Chapter 2: SOCRATES AND HOMER 34 Chapter 3: THE CLUE IN THE THERSITES STORY 42 Chapter 4: THE NATURE OF VIRTUE AND OF KNOWLEDGE 53 Chapter 5: COURAGE AS VIRTUE 66 Chapter 6: A WILD GOOSE CHASE The Socratic Search for Absolute Definitions 82 Chapter 7: SOCRATES AND RHETORIC 104 Chapter 8: THE GOOD LIFE The Third Socratic Divergence 112 Chapter 9: THE PREJUDICES OF SOCRATES 131 Part II: THE ORDEAL 145 Chapter 10: WHY DID THEY WAIT UNTIL HE WAS SEVENTY? 147 Chapter 11: THE THREE EARTHQUAKES 154 Chapter 12: XENOPHON, PLATO, AND THE THREE EARTHQUAKES 171 Chapter 13: THE PRINCIPAL ACCUSER 188 Chapter 14: HOW SOCRATES DID HIS BEST TO ANTAGONIZE THE JURY 195 Chapter 15: HOW SOCRATES EASILY MIGHT HAVE WON ACQUITTAL 211 Chapter 16: WHAT SOCRATES SHOULD HAVE SAID 224 Chapter 17: THE FOUR WORDS 229 Chapter 18: THE FINAL QUESTION 239 EPILOGUE: Was There a Witch-hunt in Ancient Athens? 245 NOTES 263 Prelude 263 Chapter 1: Their Basic Differences 263 Chapter 2: Socrates and Homer 264 Chapter 3: The Clue in the Thersites Story 264 Chapter 4: The Nature of Virtue and of Knowledge 265 Chapter 5: Courage as Virtue 266 Chapter 6: A Wild Goose Chase: The Socratic Search for Absolute Definitions 266 Chapter 7: Socrates and Rhetoric 267 Chapter 8: The Good Life: The Third Socratic Divergence 268 Chapter 9: The Prejudices Of Socrates 269 Chapter 10: Why Did They Wait Until He Was Seventy? 270 Chapter 11: The Three Earthquakes 271 Chapter 12: Xenophon, Plato, and the Three Earthquakes 272 Chapter 13: The Principal Accuser 273 Chapter 14: How Socrates Did His Best to Antagonize the Jury 274 Chapter 15: How Socrates Easily Might Have Won Acquittal 276 Chapter 16: What Socrates Should Have Said 277 Chapter 17: The Four Words 277 Chapter 18: The Final Question 280 Epilogue: Was There a Witch-hunt in Ancient Athens? 280 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 283 INDEX 285 History,Politics,Biography,Philosophy,Non-fiction None None How This Book Came to Be Written None SOCRATES AND ATHENS THEIR BASIC DIFFERENCES SOCRATES AND HOMER THE CLUE IN THE THERSITES STORY THE NATURE OF VIRTUE AND OF KNOWLEDGE COURAGE AS VIRTUE A WILD GOOSE CHASE The Socratic Search for Absolute Definitions SOCRATES AND RHETORIC THE GOOD LIFE The Third Socratic Divergence THE PREJUDICES OF SOCRATES THE ORDEAL WHY DID THEY WAIT UNTIL HE WAS SEVENTY? THE THREE EARTHQUAKES XENOPHON, PLATO, AND THE THREE EARTHQUAKES THE PRINCIPAL ACCUSER HOW SOCRATES DID HIS BEST TO ANTAGONIZE THE JURY HOW SOCRATES EASILY MIGHT HAVE WON ACQUITTAL WHAT SOCRATES SHOULD HAVE SAID THE FOUR WORDS THE FINAL QUESTION Was There a Witch-hunt in Ancient Athens? None None Their Basic Differences Socrates and Homer The Clue in the Thersites Story The Nature of Virtue and of Knowledge Courage as Virtue A Wild Goose Chase: The Socratic Search for Absolute Definitions Socrates and Rhetoric The Good Life: The Third Socratic Divergence The Prejudices Of Socrates Why Did They Wait Until He Was Seventy? The Three Earthquakes Xenophon, Plato, and the Three Earthquakes The Principal Accuser How Socrates Did His Best to Antagonize the Jury How Socrates Easily Might Have Won Acquittal What Socrates Should Have Said The Four Words The Final Question Was There a Witch-hunt in Ancient Athens? None None In unravelling the long-hidden issues of the most famous free speech case of all time, noted author I.F. Stone ranges far and wide over Roman as well as Greek history to present an engaging and rewarding introduction to classical antiquity and its relevance to society today. The New York Times called this national best-seller an "intellectual thriller." Combines classical scholarship with techniques of modern investigative journalism in an attempt to unravel the mystery behind the trial and conviction of Athens' most prominent philosopher Shows how profound were the differences between democratic Athens and the philosopher whose martyrdom has made him-thanks to Plato's genius, a secular saint of western civilization