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The Memorable Thoughts Of Socrates (2009)

by Xenophon(Favorite Author)

3.9 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

1607144166 (ISBN13: 9781607144168)

languge

English

genre

Memoir & Autobiography

publisher

Kaplan

review 1: Some of this was okay, of interest for its historical perspective. But I felt bored at times since much of the ideas are better expressed in Eastern philosophy. There's also the issue that many of these arguments employ logical fallacies (especially those that involve deities). I guess during their era this was the best they could do. In that context I think this book is a good reminder of how careful we need to be when reading the arguments made by people who lived in a pre-scientific world.
review 2: Obviously, the book is not a literary piece, but it fed my curiousity for the Philosopher who taught and influenced the equally great minds who were: Plato and Aristotle (who in turn tutored Alexander the Great). Known as one of the founders of Western Philosophy... more, Socrates was well-remembered for the Socratic method which consisted in a series of questions to find the truth; lawyers use this. And who wouldn't know the saying: I only know that I know nothing, by which he acknowledges his limitations. However, it only showed that he was a notch higher than the rest. Because he did not write philosophical texts, Xenophon wrote the book presenting the thoughts of his great teacher. In general, Socrates' teachings were morally, intellectually, and politically at odds with his fellow Athenians. For his attempts to improve Athenian's sense of justice, he was condemned as a heretic. Sentenced to die, for corrupting the minds of the youth and not believing in the Gods of the Republic, he did not attempt to escape, even if he had the chance to do so, his reason being, it was the right time for him to die; if he lived, he won't be able to take the rigors of old age. Also, that if he died on that occasion, he was positively certain that his memory will be honored than those who condemned him. True enough, until today, his philosophy, is relevant. less

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