
Euthyphro
Euthyphro
Plato(Author)
C.J.Emlyn- Jones(Editor)
Bristol Classical Press
Published on 1. January 1998
Book
Paperback/Softback
126 pages
978-1-85399-132-5 (ISBN)
Description
ne day in 399BC in the Athenian Agora, shortly before his trial for impiety, Socrates meet Euthyphro, another citizen involved in a religious suit and their subsequent conversation, whether fact or fiction or a mixture of the two is vividly portrayed by Plato in his short dialogue Socrates being prosecuted for his supposed failure to acknowledge the gods is shown to have more concern for religious matters than his somewhat naive friend; at the same time, however, Socrates' probing about the logical inconsistencies in Euthyphro's views about piety and the gods reveal him as a radical critic of Athenian social and moral values.
The simplicity of the style of Plato's Greek belies the dramatic richness of texture and subtle humour of the characterisation which makes this dialogue such a rewarding read for students with only a few years of Greek. A full vocabulary and grammatical notes on the text are matched by detailed discussion of social religious and philosophical content.
The simplicity of the style of Plato's Greek belies the dramatic richness of texture and subtle humour of the characterisation which makes this dialogue such a rewarding read for students with only a few years of Greek. A full vocabulary and grammatical notes on the text are matched by detailed discussion of social religious and philosophical content.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
black & white illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 7 mm
Weight
169 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-85399-132-5 (9781853991325)
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Persons
Chris Emlyn-Jones is Emeritus Professor in the Department of Classical Studies, Open University, UK. He is the co-editor and translator of Plato, Republic, in two volumes (Loeb Classical Library, 2013); translator and editor of Plato's Laches (1996), Crito (1999), and Gorgias (2004).
Content
Preface
Notes on this Edition
Introduction
Contents
Euthyphro: dramatic and literary context
Euthyphro: religious and cultural background
Philosophical argument in Euthyphro
Translating Euthyphro
The structure of the dialogue
Text
Commentary
Appendix 1
Appendix 2
Appendix 3
Bibliography
Vocabulary