The Apology of Socrates/Crito by Plato, Benjamin Jowett

The Apology of Socrates/Crito

Plato, Benjamin Jowett

44 pages first pub -390 (editions)

nonfiction classics philosophy challenging reflective fast-paced

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Benjamin Jowett’s early translation of Plato’s Apology is remarkably free of Victorianisms, and brings to life the figure of Socrates with an easy colloquialism. Almost the entire dialogue is actually a monologue, battling the demons, real or imag...

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informative 77%
reflective 77%
challenging 55%
inspiring 44%
tense 33%
emotional 22%
sad 22%
dark 11%
hopeful 11%

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fast 37%
slow 25%

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