Four Texts on Socrates: Plato's Euthyphro, Apology, and Crito and Aristophanes' Clouds Summary
Thomas G. West

Four Texts on Socrates: Plato's Euthyphro, Apology, and Crito and Aristophanes' Clouds Summary

Socrates (469-399 B.C.) is widely considered to be the founding father of philosophy, and while there were a handful of 'pre-Socratic' philosophers, Socrates lived a philosophical life of such power and influence that after his death, philosophy would become a widely accepted practice in the West, lasting until the present day. While much of what we know about Socrates comes from the dialogues of his student, Plato (another of history's...

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