Memorabilia

Memorabilia

by Xenophon

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An essential text for understanding Socrates, Xenophon's Memorabilia is the compelling tribute of an affectionate student to his teacher, providing a rare firsthand account of Socrates' life and philosophy. The Memorabilia is invaluable both as a work of philosophy in its own right and as a complement to the study of Plato's dialogues. The longest of Xenophon's four Socratic works, it is particularly revealing about the differences between Socrates and his philosophical predecessors. Far more o…

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  • Full title :Memorabilia.

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An essential text for understanding Socrates, Xenophon's Memorabilia is the compelling tribute of an affectionate student to his teacher, providing a rare firsthand account of Socrates' life and philosophy. The Memorabilia is invaluable both as a work of philosophy in its own right and as a complement to the study of Plato's dialogues. The longest of Xenophon's four Socratic works, it is particularly revealing about the differences between Socrates and his philosophical predecessors. Far more obviously than Plato in the dialogues, Xenophon calls attention in the Memorabilia to his own relationship with Socrates. A colorful and fully engaged writer, Xenophon aims above all to convince his readers of the greatness of Socrates' thought and the disgracefulness of his conviction on a capital charge. In thirty-nine chapters, Xenophon presents Socrates as an ordinary person and as a great benefactor to those associated with h.

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:1994.

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The Physical Object

  • Description:1 online resource (202 pages)

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:9780801471759, 0801471753
  • oclc:ocn922998689
  • LC Classification:B316.X2.M466 1994eb
  • Dewey Decimal:183.2

Table of Contents

Xenophon and his socrates / Christopher Bruell -- Translator's note / Amy L. Bonnette -- Memorabilia / Xenophon -- Book I chapters 1-7 -- Book II chapters 1-10 -- Book III chapter 1-18 -- Book IV chapters 1-8.

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Subjects

Biographies Early works Philosophers, Ancient Philosophers, Ancient -- Biography Philosophes anciens -- Biographies Socrates

Writers

Xenophon Bonnette, Amy L. Bruell, Christopher J.

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