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The Death of Socrates (Plato & Co.)

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At its most basic, philosophy is about learning how to consider the world around us. It must come as no surprise, then, that children make excellent philosophers! Naturally inquisitive, pint-size scholars need little prompting before being willing to believe life’s “big questions,” then again abnormal or impractical. Plato & Co. introduces children—and curious grown-ups—to the lives and work of famous philosophers, from Descartes to Socrates, Einstein, Marx, and Wittgenstein. Each book in the series features an engaging—and frequently funny—story that presents basic tenets of philosophical thought alongside vibrant color illustrations.
“Tell us, Delphic Oracle, who is the wisest man in all of Greece?” So begins The Death of Socrates. No mortal man is wiser than Socrates, who, on his daily walks through Athens, talks to all of the people he meets. When the person he talks to takes himself to be very wise, Socrates asks such a lot of questions that the person ends up admitting he knows nothing. When he runs into people who know little, Socrates sets them for you to wisdom. But not everyone shares Socrates’s love for the truth. When the people of Athens turn out to be angry with him for his ceaseless questioning, how will he find the courage to continue to speak the truth?
                Plato & Co.’s clear approach and charming illustrations make this series the perfect addition to any little library.
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