About this title: In "Memorabilia" or "Memoirs of Socrates" and in "Oeconomicus," a dialogue about household management, we see the philosopher through Xenophon's eyes. Here, and in the accompanying "Symposium" we also obtain insight on life in Athens. The volume concludes with Xenophon's "Apology," an interesting complement to Plato's account of Socrates' defense at his trial. Ostensibly an account of a dinner party in the summer of 421 BCE, Xenophon's "Symposium" is a vibrant picture of an Athenian evening of quiet entertainment and conversation. Among the guests Socrates is the central figure, and--as in ...
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Loeb Classical Library
Date Published: 1923
ISBN-13:9780674991866ISBN:0674991869
Description: Good in Very Good jacket. 1979 printing. Series: Loeb Classical Library No. 168. 12mo. Memorabilia and Oeconomicus translated by E. C. Marchant; Symposium and Apology translated by O. J. Todd, indexes; text with ink marginalia and check-marks in the text but the text is very readable. Gilt-stamped green cloth, dust-jacket; binding square, jacket and cloth rubbed. Will make a very good working copy. Your order receives my personal attention. read more
Edition: Later
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Harvard University Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.A. / London, England
Date Published: 1997
ISBN-13:9780674991866ISBN:0674991869
Description: Near Fine+ in Very Good to Near Fine jacket. 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall. 673 pages. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Loeb Classical Library
Date Published: 1997
ISBN-13:9780674991866ISBN:0674991869
Description: Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; slight wear to dust jacket. 0674991869. Loeb Classical Library No. 168; 16mo 6"-7" tall; 704 pages. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Harvard Univ Press, Cambridge, MA
Date Published: 1979
ISBN-13:9780674991866ISBN:0674991869
Description: Very Good Plus in Very Good Plus jacket. Hard cover with green boards and gilt insignia on front has light spotting on front cover. Page edges have light foxing to top edge but the page surfaces are clean and bright with no marks. Dust jacket has light edgewear. read more
Binding: Hardback
Publisher: Harvard Univ Pr
Date Published: 1923
ISBN-13:9780674991866ISBN:0674991869
Description: New. In "Memorabilia" or "Memoirs of Socrates" and in "Oeconomicus, " a dialogue about household management, we see the philosopher through Xenophon's eyes. Here, and in the accompanying "Symposium" we also obtain insight on life in Athens. The volume conc... read more
Description: Good. 0674991869 Good condition. May have some markings & or shelfwear. All pages intact. Used items may not include extras such as infotrac, CD or other web access codes. read more
Description: Good. 0674991869 Good condition. May have some markings & or shelfwear. All pages intact. Used items may not include extras such as infotrac, CD or other web access codes. read more
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"This review is based solely on the Memorabilia, because that was the only part I read; if I get to the other parts later, I'll add my comments. The Memorabilia is a very fine text to read for a sense of who Socrates was without Plato, and this is important in order to understand this formative influence on Plato's thought. One gets to hear Socrates talking about humble, rather unphilosophical topics, like physical fitness.
Socrates comes across as rather like Confucius, focused very firmly on ethics and a sense of responsibility for others, a little intolerant of metaphysical speculation. There is, I'm sure, a great story that shall never be told about how he influenced Plato, who was, I suspect, rather different by nature, a born metaphysician who probably found it difficult to do what was expected of him.
Xenophon himself, our narrator, comes across as a very decent sort, not a philosopher, but devoted to Socrates and to trying to explain what it was like to know him. He has written these memories of Socrates out of a sense of indebtedness, a sense of having been privileged and not knowing what bit of information might help Socrates come alive in our imagination."
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