The Hemlock Cup: Socrates, Athens and the Search for the Good Life by Bettany Hughes

The Hemlock Cup: Socrates, Athens and the Search for the Good Life

Bettany Hughes

486 pages first pub 2010 (editions)

nonfiction biography history philosophy challenging informative slow-paced
Powered by AI (Beta)
Loading...

Description

"We think the way we do because Socrates thought the way he did. His aphorism 'The unexamined life is not worth living' may have originated twenty-five centuries ago, but it is a founding principle of modern life. Socrates lived and contributed to...

Read more

Community Reviews

Loading...

Content Warnings

Loading...