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Socrates: Philosophy in an Hour

By: Paul Strathern
Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
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Philosophy for busy people. Listen to this succinct account of the philosophy of Socrates in just one hour.

Socrates is widely renowned as one of the founders of Western philosophy, despite the fact that his ideas survive largely through the work of his pupil Plato. Socrates’ dialectic – a method of aggressive questioning – was the forerunner of logic; he used it to cut through the pretentions of his adversaries and arrive at the truth. Socrates placed philosophy on the sound basis of reason, believing it to be better to question ourselves rather than the world around us and viewing the world as inaccessible to our senses – only to thought. Charged with impiety and the corruption of youth Socrates was eventually tried and sentenced to death, ending his life by drinking the judicial hemlock.

This audiobook is an expert account of Socrates’ life and philosophical ideas – entertainingly written and is above all easy listening. Also included are selections from Socrates’ work, suggested further reading, and chronologies that place Socrates in the context of the broader scheme of philosophy.

 Ancient Europe Greece Greek & Roman History Philosophy

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‘Well-written, clear and informed, they have a breezy wit about them . . .I find them hard to stop reading.’ New York Times

‘Witty, illuminating, and blessedly concise’ Wall Street Journal

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knowthyself -socrates iam examining my life through reason as my guide and methodical questining as my torch in the darkness of my ignorance

full of facts abouts socrates and his life

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It seems to focus heavily on his life and influence and not enough on his acomplishments and philosophies.

more of a biography than about his philosophy

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The only thing that I disliked was, it could have been longer! It was an hour but seemed like 10 mins so interesting to follow and comprehend!

I recommend this to the lovers of knowledge at all levels, for students as well as instructors.

The reciter has an exceptional and excellent performance, a very good voice and very well read.

The text of the Audio is also excellent.

A must listen

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Interesting book into the life of one of the most famous philosophers of the past.

Interesting

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I didn't know much about Socrates and this was a good introduction for someone like me that doesn't want to get too weighed down with terse and weighty tomes. Very listenable and encouraging me to investigate further on this topic and the other characters of ancient Greece.

Good introduction

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