The Sacrifice of Socrates: Athens, Plato, Girard
Mimesis, conflict, and crisis -- Plato's victimary culture -- Aristophanic Socrates: ready victim -- Foundation murder.
| Summary: | Mimesis, conflict, and crisis -- Plato's victimary culture -- Aristophanic Socrates: ready victim -- Foundation murder. When Athenians suffered the shame of having lost a war from their own greed and foolishness, around 404 BCE the public's blame was directed at Socrates, a man whose unique appearance and behavior, as well as his disapproval of the democracy, made him a ready target. Socrates was subsequently put on trial and sentenced to death. However, as René Girard has pointed out, no individual can be held responsible for a communal crisis. Plato's Apology depicts Socrates as both the bane and the cure of Greek society, while his Crito shows a sacrificial Socrates, what some might consider a pharmakos fig |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Physical Description: | 1 Online-Ressource (xix, 189 pages) |
| ISBN: | 1-60917-338-4 1-62895-126-5 1-62896-126-0 978-1-62895-126-4 978-1-62896-126-3 978-1-60917-338-8 |
