Xenophon. Memorable.
Beautiful Letters| N° d'inventaire | 19421 |
| Format | 12.5 x 19 |
| Détails | 208 p., paperback. |
| Publication | Paris, 2015 |
| Etat | Nine |
| ISBN | |
These "Memorables of Xenophon" are a collection of conversations between Socrates and various interlocutors on a wide variety of subjects (politics, the art of leadership, domestic economy, public finances, family, friendship, aesthetics, theology, asceticism, etc.). The main interest of the Memorabilia is that Xenophon paints a portrait of an "alternative" Socrates, that is to say, a Socrates who differs considerably, on a philosophical level, from the Socrates to whom Plato's dialogues have accustomed us. Philosopher, historian and military leader of ancient Greece, Xenophon (430-354 BC) was born near Athens. An eclectic and colorful character, he fought and wrote a great deal (he was nicknamed "the Attic bee"). In addition to the Anabasis, he is also responsible for a sequel to Thucydides' History of the Peloponnesian War, entitled The Hellenes. As a disciple of Socrates, he endeavored to paint a portrait of his master as a man more attracted to politics and ethics than to metaphysics, and who was profoundly useful to those around him and to his fellow citizens. Collection: The Taste for Ideas
These "Memorables of Xenophon" are a collection of conversations between Socrates and various interlocutors on a wide variety of subjects (politics, the art of leadership, domestic economy, public finances, family, friendship, aesthetics, theology, asceticism, etc.). The main interest of the Memorabilia is that Xenophon paints a portrait of an "alternative" Socrates, that is to say, a Socrates who differs considerably, on a philosophical level, from the Socrates to whom Plato's dialogues have accustomed us. Philosopher, historian and military leader of ancient Greece, Xenophon (430-354 BC) was born near Athens. An eclectic and colorful character, he fought and wrote a great deal (he was nicknamed "the Attic bee"). In addition to the Anabasis, he is also responsible for a sequel to Thucydides' History of the Peloponnesian War, entitled The Hellenes. As a disciple of Socrates, he endeavored to paint a portrait of his master as a man more attracted to politics and ethics than to metaphysics, and who was profoundly useful to those around him and to his fellow citizens. Collection: The Taste for Ideas