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"Reeve's book is an excellent companion to Plato's Apology and a valuable discussion of many of the main issues that arise in the early dialogues. Reeve is an extremely careful reader of texts, and his familiarity with the legal and cultural background of Socrates' trial allows him to correct many common misunderstandings of that event. In addition, he integrates his reading of the apology with a sophisticated discussion of Socrates' philosophy. The writing is clear and succinct, and the research is informed by a thorough acquaintance with the secondary literature. Reeve's book will be accessible to any serious undergraduate, but it is also a work that will have to be taken into account by every scholar doing advanced research on Socrates." --Richard Kraut, Northwestern University
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This scholarly treatment of the Apology will be welcome to serious students of Plato. The author skillfully tackles the major interpretive problems raised by the text--problems concerning irony, teaching, knowledge, virtue, religious commitment, and the elenchus--by providing a convincing reconstruction of Socrates' philosophy. His fundamental thesis is that Socrates is not an ironical figure. The author is conversant with the latest scholarship and writes with unpretentious clarity. The book invites comparison with Thomas C. Brickhouse and Nicholas D. Smith's recent Socrates on Trial (Princeton, 1989) and should provide a useful corrective to I.F. Stone's enthusiastic but one-sided The Trial of Socrates ( LJ 9/15/88).
- Richard Hogan, Southeastern Massachusetts Univ., N. Dartmouth
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