"Spectacular . . . A delight to read."--The Wall Street Journal From bestselling biographer and historian Paul Johnson, a brilliant portrait of Socrates, the founding father of philosophy In his highly acclaimed style, historian Paul Johnson masterfully disentangles centuries of scarce sources to offer a riveting account of Socrates, who is often hailed as the most important thinker of all time. Johnson provides a compelling picture of Athens in the fifth century BCE, and of the people Socrates reciprocally delighted in, as well as many enlightening and intimate analyses of specific aspects of his personality. Enchantingly portraying "the sheer power of Socrates's mind, and its unique combination of steel, subtlety, and frivolity," Paul Johnson captures the vast and intriguing life of a man who did nothing less than supply the basic apparatus of the human mind.
Author: Paul Johnson
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Penguin Books
Published: 11/27/2012
Pages: 224
Weight: 0.35lbs
Size: 7.70h x 5.10w x 0.60d
ISBN: 9780143122210
Audience: Young Adult
About the AuthorPaul Johnson's many books, including
A History of Christianity, A History of the Jews,
Modern Times,
Churchill, and
Napoleon: A Penguin Life, have been hailed as masterpieces of historical analysis. He is a regular columnist for
Forbes and
The Spectator, and his work has also appeared in
The New York Times,
The Wall Street Journal, and many others publications. He lives in London.
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