The sacrifice of Socrates :: Athens, Plato, Girard /

When Athenians suffered the shame of having lost a war from their own greed and foolishness, around 404 BCE the public's blame was directed at Socrates, a man whose unique appearance and behavior, as well as his disapproval of the democracy, made him a ready target. Socrates was subsequently pu...

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1. Verfasser: Tyrrell, William Blake
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: East Lansing : Michigan State University Press, 2012.
Schriftenreihe:Studies in violence, mimesis, and culture.
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Zusammenfassung:When Athenians suffered the shame of having lost a war from their own greed and foolishness, around 404 BCE the public's blame was directed at Socrates, a man whose unique appearance and behavior, as well as his disapproval of the democracy, made him a ready target. Socrates was subsequently put on trial and sentenced to death. However, as René Girard has pointed out, no individual can be held responsible for a communal crisis. Plato's Apology depicts Socrates as both the bane and the cure of Greek society, while his Crito shows a sacrificial Socrates, what some might consider a pharmakos fig.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (xix, 189 pages).
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781609173388
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