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Book Description

The trial and condemnation of Socrates on charges of heresy and corrupting young minds is a defining moment in the history of Classical Athens. In tracing these events through four dialogues, Plato also developed his own philosophy, based on Socrates' manifesto for a life guided by self-responsibility. Euthyphro finds Socrates outside the court-house, debating the nature of piety, while The Apology is his robust rebuttal of the charges of impiety and a defence of the philosopher's life. In the Crito, while awaiting execution in prison, Socrates counters the arguments of friends urging him to escape. Finally, in the Phaedo, he is shown calmly confident in the face of death, skilfully arguing the case for the immortality of the soul.

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length: (cm)19.7 　　　 　　　　　 　　　　　 width:(cm)12.8

柏拉圖（Plato,約公元前427年-347年），西方思想傳統奠基人之一，同蘇格拉底和亞裏士多德齊名。

柏拉圖來自一個長期在雅典政界扮演重要角色的傢庭，但由於厭惡政治圈內的暴力和腐敗，他拒絕沿循這一傢族傳統。公元前399年，蘇格拉底（他的朋友兼老師）被判死刑，更讓他感到失望和惡心。受蘇格拉底對道德標準的性質的種種討論的啓發，柏拉圖想到要用哲學，而不是政治，來治療社會的各種弊病。這最後成為瞭他的一個基本而持久的信念，即除非哲學傢成為統治者或統治者成為哲學傢，否則，社會的弊病永不息止。

公元前4世紀初，他在雅典創立瞭柏拉圖學院（Academy）。這是第一個專門從事哲學研究和教學的永久性機構，也是後來所有西方大學的典型。