Socrates on Trial
Brickhouse, Thomas C. (Professor of Phil / Smith, Nicholas D.
Brickhouse and Smith argue, contrary to virtually every modern interpretation of Plato's Apology of Socrates, that Plato's Socrates offers a sincere defence against the charges he faces. In doing so the book offers an exhaustive historical and philosophical interpretation of and commentary on Plato's Apology.
The authors demonstrate that Socrates' moral and religious principles prohibit him from needlessly risking a negative vote at his trial...