Socrates, wake up! An analysis and exegesis of the “preface” in Plato’s Crito (43a1-b9)

In this paper I offer a close analysis of the first scene in Plato’s Crito (43a1-b9). Understanding a Platonic dialogue as a philosophical drama turns apparent scene-setting into an integral and essential part of the philosophical discussion. The two apparently innocent questions Socrates asks at t...

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Main Author: Yosef Z. Liebersohn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Coimbra University Press 2015-12-01
Series:Plato
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Online Access:https://impactum-journals.uc.pt/platojournal/article/view/1996