Summary
A brilliant portrait of the Greek philosopher who personified philosophy
Socrates was undeniably one of the greatest thinkers of all time, yet he wrote nothing. Throughout his life, and indeed until his very last moment alive, Socrates fully embodied his philosophy in thought and deed. It is through the story of his life that we can fully grasp his powerful actions and ideas.
In his highly acclaimed style, historian Paul Johnson masterfully disentangles centuries of scarce sources to offer a riveting account of a homely but charismatic middle-class man living in Athens in the fifth century BC, and how what this man thought still shapes the way we decide how to act, and how we fathom the notion of body and soul. Johnson provides a compelling picture of the city and people Socrates reciprocally delighted in, as well as many enlightening and intimate analyses of specific aspects of his personality. Enchantingly portraying "the sheer power of Socrates's mind, and its unique combination of steel, subtlety, and frivolity," Paul Johnson captures the vast and intriguing life of a man who did nothing less than supply the basic apparatus of the human mind.
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- Title Socrates: A Man for Our Times
- Author Paul Johnson
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Reprint
- Pages 224
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Penguin Books, London
- Date 2012-11-27
- Features Bibliography, Index, Price on Product - Canadian, Table of Contents
- ISBN 9780143122210 / 0143122215
- Weight 0.35 lbs (0.16 kg)
- Dimensions 7.7 x 5.1 x 0.6 in (19.56 x 12.95 x 1.52 cm)
- Ages 18 to UP years
- Grade levels 13 - UP
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Themes
- Chronological Period: Ancient (To 499 A.D.)
- Cultural Region: Greece
- Library of Congress subjects Philosophy, Socrates
- Dewey Decimal Code B
Media reviews
“Delivered in his typically robust, confident manner, this work reconfirms Johnson as one of the most popular of popular historians.”
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