Category Archives: Plato
PLATO
(c. 424-c. 348 B.C.)
Apology: Socrates On Being Condemned to Death
Phaedo: The Death of Socrates
Republic: On Medicine
Laws: Recidivist Criminals and Penalties for Suicide
Plato was born in Athens into an aristocratic family during the Peloponnesian War, in the waning years of Greeceās golden age, when Athens was in decline after having been the cultural, political, and military center of Greece. According to … Continue reading