Eutifron. Apologia de Sócrates e Criton de Platão - Obras IV

by Plato, Platão, Daniel R.N. Lopes

Em um dos mais importantes projetos editoriais no campo da Filosofia, a coleção Textos traz o quarto volume dedicado às obras de Platão. Este volume apresenta os diálogos que acompanham e elaboram o processo judiciário que condenou Sócrates à morte em 399 a.C.

400 pages, Paperback

Published February 17, 2023

About the author

Plato (Greek: Πλάτων), born Aristocles (c. 427 – 348 BC), was an ancient Greek philosopher of the Classical period who is considered a foundational thinker in Western philosophy and an innovator of the written dialogue and dialectic forms. He raised problems for what became all the major areas of both theoretical philosophy and practical philosophy, and was the founder of the Platonic Academy, a philosophical school in Athens where Plato taught the doctrines that would later become known as Platonism.
Plato's most famous contribution is the theory of forms (or ideas), which has been interpreted as advancing a solution to what is now known as the problem of universals. He was decisively influenced by the pre-Socratic thinkers Pythagoras, Heraclitus, and Parmenides, although much of what is known about them is derived from Plato himself.
Along with his teacher Socrates, and Aristotle, his student, Plato is a central figure in the history of philosophy. Plato's entire body of work is believed to have survived intact for over 2,400 years—unlike that of nearly all of his contemporaries. Although their popularity has fluctuated, they have consistently been read and studied through the ages. Through Neoplatonism, he also greatly influenced both Christian and Islamic philosophy. In modern times, Alfred North Whitehead famously said: "the safest general characterization of the European philosophical tradition is that it consists of a series of footnotes to Plato."

Reviews

[Hícaro Rassele]

Fiquei encantado com a narrativa de Platão. Estou aos poucos conhecendo a obra do filósofo e acredito que esta, sem dúvida, é uma leitura indispensável para todas as pessoas que se preocupem em exercitar o pensamento lógico organizado. A obra dialoga de modo bastante pertinente com a sociedade contemporânea, pois toca em assuntos como “subversão”política, religiosidade ou falta dela, justiça e dever. A reflexão mostra-se necessária e profícua para uma percepção crítica e lúcida do momento sociopolítico, do Ocidente em especial.

Aqui, a personagem de Sócrates apresentou uma argumentação elegante e de fácil entendimento: buscou expor a todo momento as avaliações errôneas que Meleto e outros dois acusadores detinham contra sua pessoa. Realmente, uma aula de de eloquência e didática: verdadeira maestria do pensamento racional.