Ebook {Epub PDF} The Trial of Socrates by I.F. Stone

 · I F Stone, in self-interview, sheds new light on trial of Socrates in BC and reveals some Athenian political realities that Plato attempted to hide; drawings (L)Estimated Reading Time: 8 mins. The Trial of Socrates - Kindle edition by Stone, I.F.. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note /5(). Critias, without question, was the more frightening of the two former pupils of Socrates. I.F. Stone, in his The Trial of Socrates, describes Critias (a cousin of Plato's) as "the first Robespierre," a cruel and inhumane man "determined to remake the city to his own antidemocratic mold whatever the human cost.".

The Trial of Socrates - Kindle edition by Stone, I.F.. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading The Trial of Socrates. I.F. Stone, in his The Trial of Socrates, describes Critias (a cousin of Plato's) as "the first Robespierre," a cruel and inhumane man "determined to remake the city to his own antidemocratic mold whatever the human cost." The oligarchy confiscated the estates of Athenian aristocrats, banished 5, women, children, and slaves, and summarily. I have stumbled upon I.F Stone's book "The Trial of Socrates" at a huge discount, and as someone who developed an interest in history and philosophy I took it. When I came home and read some reviews it appeared to me from the reviews of the book that he is not being completely honest to the ancient Greek sources, and he kind of distorting facts.

I.F. Stone, in his The Trial of Socrates, describes Critias (a cousin of Plato's) as "the first Robespierre," a cruel and inhumane man "determined to remake the city to his own antidemocratic mold whatever the human cost." The oligarchy confiscated the estates of Athenian aristocrats, banished 5, women, children, and slaves, and summarily. The Trial of Socrates by I.F. Stone () Hardcover. 5 offers from $ Socrates: The Best of Socrates: The Founding Philosophies of Ethics, Virtues Life. By I.F. Stone. Last year, on his 70 th birthday, in an interview with himself for this Magazine, retired journalist I.S. Stone spoke of his new-found joy in Greek studies and his hope of finding in them "one last scoop" that would help clear up some of the mystery which still surrounds the trial of Socrates, that cause célèbre which has tantalized scholars and historians for centuries.