Socrates by A. E. Taylor (1935)

Name: Socrates by A. E. Taylor (1935)
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A thoughtful look into the life and ideas of one of history’s greatest philosophers

Vintage Fair Condition – Noticeable wear to spine ends and edges, with ageing to page edges

This brief popular study of Socrates by Alfred Edward Taylor was first published in Britain in 1933. In the first section, on Socrates' early life, Taylor creates a very full picture of Socrates in his younger years, much more specific than most modern experts believe is justified. In the next section, covering Socrates' trial and death, Taylor does a good job of elucidating the political and legal issues of the trial. In the final section, Taylor elaborates on Socrates' thinking, attributing to him ideas, such as the doctrine of the Forms and his conception of the Soul, that modern authorities would consider Plato's. Many thinkers have shared Taylor's vision of Socrates as a spiritual figure, a sort of pagan Jesus Christ, and there is no doubt that the Western intellectual tradition begins with Socrates. This alone makes Taylor's book well worth reading.