“ CHAPTER XI Socrates S OCRATES is a very difficult subject for the historian. ”
Bertrand Russell, A History of Western Philosophy (1945). copy citation
| Author | Bertrand Russell |
|---|---|
| Source | A History of Western Philosophy |
| Topic | rich subject |
| Date | 1945 |
| Language | English |
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Context
““ Poverty in a democracy is as much to be preferred to what is called prosperity under despots as freedom is to slavery, ” he says.
with the complete overthrow of Athens.. * It ended in 404 B.C
Part II. Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle
CHAPTER XI Socrates S OCRATES is a very difficult subject for the historian. There are many men concerning whom it is certain that very little is known, and other men concerning whom it is certain that a great deal is known; but in the case of Socrates the uncertainty is as to whether we know very little or a great deal.” source
with the complete overthrow of Athens.. * It ended in 404 B.C
Part II. Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle
CHAPTER XI Socrates S OCRATES is a very difficult subject for the historian. There are many men concerning whom it is certain that very little is known, and other men concerning whom it is certain that a great deal is known; but in the case of Socrates the uncertainty is as to whether we know very little or a great deal.” source
