socrates

Ben Warner, a fifteen-year-old boy not given to deep thinking, is recruited by a young woman from the World of Ideas, an idyllic afterlife, to serve as a guinea pig in a debate between philosophers Wittgenstein and Socrates over whether philosophy benefits the common man.

Chronicles the life of Athenian philosopher Socrates, describing the world in which he lived, his experiences as a soldier, the development of the Socratic method of questioning, his teachings, and his trial and death.

Presents a children's biography on the life and times of ancient Greek philosopher, Socrates and includes information about the Delphic Oracle, Persian Wars, Pericles, Sparta, and the Parthenon.

A biography of ancient Greek philosopher Socrates describing his life, education, and outspoken views on morality and ethics.

A collection of four dialogues by Plato that reflect on the trial and death of Socrates.

Presents a biographical sketch of this fourth-century Greek philosopher before focusing on his trial and conviction and its legacy.

Discusses the culture and philosophy of Socrates, covering his style of teaching, life in Athens, strange behaviors, method of argument and analytic questioning, execution because of his beliefs, and influence on later leaders and philosophers.

In 399 B.C. in Athens, thirteen-year-old Pandora dreads her upcoming marriage to a man twice her age, but a chance meeting with the philosopher Socrates encourages her to question traditional female roles and to seek her own truth.