The Trial and the Death of Socrates Audiobook (Unabridged)

" Socrates is a bit of a frustrating asshole, but what he has to say about death and immortality is usually pretty interesting. "

" Plato's supposed account of the trial and last moments of Socrates' life. Socrates was accused of idolatry and the corruption of the youth of Athens. "

" A little dry, but interesting topics. "

" Certainly an eye-opening, thought-provoking dialogue. The realization of the drastic differences between our time and that of Socrates' is truly fascinating. "

" The hour of departure has arrived, and we go our ways--I to die, and you to live. Which is better God only knows. "

" For those who like or dislike philosophy, this book is a good choice. Though, of course, Socrates has several tangents concerning pity and the good life, among other subjects, Plato's Trial and Death is also a story of a pensive man's journey through trial, jail, and ultimately death. "

" I never read this when I was young. I loved coming across all the quotes and philosophies that are so common. Now I know where they came from. "

" This was pretty painful to get through and took an awfully long time for me. I think Plato makes lots of logical errors and comes across very arrogant. Also, the commentator's notes were largely redundant and obvious (and those portions that weren't were mostly opinion and tedious factoids). "

" realy learned about socrates "

" This there is a book everybody should have read, this is it. "

" shitty translation, great book. "

" Oh man. Haaaaated this book. Torture to get through. I'm sure the plot was decent but I was too distracted by how much I hated the book to notice. I want to give it zero stars. "

" Euthyphro, awesome. "

" I'm no philosophy major. But this is a gripping human drama. "

" Sad, but inspiring! :) "

" it goes on and on and on and has a few illuminating moments and on and on and on "

" A wonderful little book. It has some good insights into certain human attitudes, e.g. when we grieve the death of someone we really are grieving for ourselves not for the deceased. "

" Read it in Ancient Greek. My god I'm proud of myself. "

" Saw an old copy on a shelf in the Mr. Findler's room; he let me keep it. Changed my life. Better than Grube's translations, worse than Jowett's. "

" Read it again this year. In the dialogue Phaedo, Plato expresses one of the greatest faults of mankind, "For as there are misanthropists or haters of men, there are also misologists or haters of ideas, and both spring from the same cause, which is ignorance of the world." "

" Socrates makes Meletus look like a bitch and this work is loaded with wonderful quotes about life and death. Socrates is the man. "

" An excellent, accurate, and detailed explanation of the trial and death of Socrates, as told by Plato. "

" Pretty good book. A bit dragging, but a good read. It has very good points and an excellent read for Philosophy class. "

" Read for my Hero English class. Interesting read. Socrates...man can that man ask those annoyingly diificult questions. "

" A little dry, but interesting topics. "

" I don't even remember this book. "

" The story of an a man, real or mythologized, representing the next stage of thought and being persecuted for it. Plato presents his mentor's last days with a subtle beauty in four different dialouges. A must read. "

" I saw a one-man performance of "Apology of Socrates" one evening in Athens. I had read the text several times before in high-school and university, but the performance really demonstrated what a powerful text it really is. "

" Read for my Hero English class. Interesting read. Socrates...man can that man ask those annoyingly diificult questions. "

" The Phaedo was my favorite out of these dialogues! "

" Funny story of Socrates and a great characterization of the man and who he really was. "

" I enjoyed the book but did not agree with Socrates. "