Plato: Apology [Paperback]

Plato's Apology (Defence) of Socrates is a masterpiece of ancient rhetoric which philosophically illustrates in practice and illuminates in principle Plato's version of Socrates' dialectical method. This edition aims not merely to present and combine valuable recent research but to develop it further.Preface
Introduction
I Bibliograpical outlines
II Relative dating of early treatments of Socrates' trial
III Sources for Socrates in general
IV Socrates' damnation or 'divine sign'
V The trial of Socrates
a) The charge: b) The prosecutors: c) The procedures
VI Some issues in 'Socratic Philosophy
a) General: b) Wisdom, knowledge & ignorance: c) Good and Bad: d) Death: e) A discrepancy with the Crito
VII The text of this edition
References to Plato
Greek text and translation
Commentary
Index