The Socratic Way of Life: Xenophon's "Memorabilia"

by Thomas L. Pangle

The Socratic Way of Life is the first English-language book-length study of the philosopher Xenophon's masterwork. In it, Thomas L. Pangle shows that Xenophon depicts more authentically than does Plato the true teachings and way of life of the citizen philosopher Socrates, founder of political philosophy.
In the first part of the book, Pangle analyzes Xenophon's defense of Socrates against the two charges of injustice upon which he was...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 022651689X
• ISBN13: 9780226516899
• Release Date: April 2018
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 9.1"