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  <read_at>Sun Jan 04 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[It's been a while since I read this. In fact, I wonder if I really ever did read it. Nonetheless, what struck me in this reading were parallels to the New Testament. Both Jesus and Socrates probed by asking questions, both ruffled the establish, both exposed dearly held pretentiousness, both were co...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/41800677">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Wed Aug 26 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[There are a lot of issues raised by this short work, and it's hard to write a summary of it.<br/><br/>One theme is the notion of questioning our beliefs, whatever they may pertain to: civil society, democracy, government, patriotism, family, religion, ethics, even death.<br/><br/>Socrates, throu...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/69292116">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <recommended_for><![CDATA[Anyone interested in philosophy]]></recommended_for>
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  <date_added>Thu Jun 18 09:44:30 -0700 2009</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[Although chronologically the Apology occurs after most of the other dialogues of Plato, it was the first one written.   Since it was written only shortly after Socrates' death, it is thought to be very accurate.  Socrates was put on trial in Athens on the charge of corrupting the youth of the city w...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/60176534">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="45431760">
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  <read_at>Sat Feb 07 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Wed Feb 04 23:13:12 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Feb 09 22:39:55 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[inspiring.  socrates defends himself against his accusers with irresistible logic, virtue, and humor.  on trial for his life, he remains both mental giant and smartass.  his sarcasm cuts and his courage pours salt in the wound.   <br/><br/>&quot;the unexamined life is not worth living&quot;<br/>...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/45431760">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <date_added>Sun Nov 18 10:10:22 -0800 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Nov 18 10:11:58 -0800 2007</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[This was the first Plato I read.  I hated Socrates, he was such a bastard and a smart ass.  I was not rooting for him (although, today I probably would be) But, reading The Apology was an experience I will always treasure.  ]]></body>
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  <read_at>Sun Apr 26 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Next week I`m having an oral exam in philosophy and had to choose two philosophers for it. Sokarates is one of them. His ethical values remind me of a person I knew and I think that he was on a good way. I mean:he died for his thing and his beliefs! He could have escaped but he didn`t do it because ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/54100904">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Fri Nov 07 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Fri Nov 07 10:31:40 -0800 2008</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[Every now and again, my brain shuts down to fiction.  I don't know why; I love fiction.  I was currently in the middle of a very good novel last month when I suddenly found myself incapable of reading a story.  So, I've switched gears and am tackling some of the non-fiction on my list.  And, courtes...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/37120912">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="12642615">
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  <read_at>Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1998</read_at>
  <date_added>Tue Jan 15 22:17:21 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Jan 15 22:17:21 -0800 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[(written in 1998): Socrates spent his life “examining [himself] and others” with the doctrine that “the unexamined life is not worth living”. Because of his questioning, he attracted many and offended many more.  <br/><br/>Socrates’ two main accusers, Meletus and Anytus, charge Socrates ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/12642615">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="40690413">
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    <body><![CDATA[This is in the <em>Complete Works of Plato</em> which I've already &quot;shelved&quot; a while back, but I wanted to stress that I think this particular piece of &quot;The Platonic Dialogues&quot; is a strong 5 stars.  I need to go back reread a lot of PLato I think.  I don't think I appreciated it as much w...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/40690413">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="38382253">
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  <read_at>Sun Nov 23 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Sat Nov 22 09:54:38 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Nov 23 08:44:52 -0800 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Fantastic!  Socrates is so eloquently defiant and logical, even in the face of death.  I loved this line:<br/><br/>&quot;The difficulty, my friends, is not to avoid death, but to avoid unrighteousness; for that runs faster than death.&quot;<br/><br/>Anyone ridiculous enough to consider life the ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/38382253">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="59991685">
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    <name><![CDATA[Brett]]></name>
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  <read_at>Wed Jun 17 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[The story consists of three speeches of Socrates at his trial as recorded by Plato probably a few years later.  Conclusion: Socrates was probably right, but man he was an arrogant dude.  Thus the hemlock.]]></body>
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    <review id="40287949">
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  <read_at>Sat Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2005</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[The cradle of western philosophy!<br/><br/>&quot;All western philosophy consists of footnotes to Plato&quot; AN Whitehead<br/><br/>Sokrates' last speech of defense is an all time height of logic and rethoric.]]></body>
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    <review id="67463964">
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  <read_at>Mon Mar 10 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[The timeless story Socrates' defense, responding to accusations of corrupting the youth which landed him in Athenian court debating for his life.]]></body>
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    <review id="41105968">
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    <name><![CDATA[Brian]]></name>
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  <read_at>Mon Jan 12 07:00:19 -0800 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Though Socrates may not have uttered even a single line of this work, Plato's account was fun to read. On a minor note: I certainly agree the politician, musician and artisan are in no privileged position to expound on anything other than their craft (if even that these days.)]]></body>
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    <review id="77549896">
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    <body><![CDATA[Recommended by James Schall in Another Sort of Learning, Chapter 4, as one of several Books You'll Never Be Graded on Except by Reality.]]></body>
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    <review id="39514347">
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    <body><![CDATA[Socrates speaks Truth to Power, and gets a cup of hemlock for his efforts]]></body>
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    <review id="66047762">
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    <body><![CDATA[Slowly reading (and re-reading) my way through the great conversation. :)]]></body>
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