In Reading Plato, Emiliano Acosta offers an interpretation of Plato’s Apology of Socrates in the political context of ancient Athens.
In dialogue with existing literature, he discusses Plato’s philosophical treatment of the death of his master and the problem of Socrates. Topics include the Socratic love, Plato’s reinvention of philosophy, and the tragic tone of his rewriting of Socrates’ life, the question of whether Socrates is guilty or not, the populism of Athenian democracy, and the clash between the philosopher and democracy. Reading Plato aims to encourage the reader toward the abnormal way of thinking that we call philosophy, and to convince them of the need and value of returning to the works of Plato—this enigmatic figure who was both a tragic figure and a failed politician.
308 pages, softcover.
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