Introduction : the man who drank the hemlock -- 1. Socrates' philosophy -- 2. Politics and society -- 3. Plato and others : who created the death of Socrates? -- 4. "A Greek chatterbox" : the death of Socrates in the Roman Empire -- 5. Pain and revelation : the death of Socrates and the death of Jesus -- 6. The apotheosis of philosophy : from enlightenment to revolution -- 7. Talk, truth, totalitarianism : the problem of Socrates in modern times -- Further reading -- List of illustrations -- Acknowledgements -- Index.
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The Greek philosopher and teacher Socrates was the first person in the western tradition to be killed for asking too many questions. This story about how a hero should die was provocative to the ancient Greeks and continues to challenge and puzzle us today.