Socrates: A Life Worth Living (Philosophy for Young People)

By: Devra Lehmann

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Synopsis: A lively and accessible introduction to the quintessential philosopher, and the civilized world&’s first enemy of the state. Socrates: A Life Worth Living traces the life and ideas of one of Western Civilization&’s founding philosophers, whose influence is still felt more than two thousand years later. Socrates is famous for how he died, executed by the Athenian government for corrupting the youth of Athens, but his most important contribution was to challenge the people around him to test their ideas and beliefs in conversation with each other, in the belief that in this way we could become a society that knows the difference between truth and falsehood, and find what makes a life worthwhile. He did not claim to have definitive answers, but he knew that knowledge was the key to finding them, and he invited everyone he met to join him in his quest. The Socratic Method is the first, and still the best, method for distinguishing truth from falsehood. In Socrates: A Life Worth Living, award-winning author Devra Lehmann gives us the first biography for young readers of the thinker who has seen no equal.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
Book Size:: 400 Pages
ISBN-13:: 9781644211373
Related ISBNs:: 9781644211366
Publisher:: Seven Stories Press
Date of Addition:: 11/01/22
Copyrighted By:: Devra Lehmann
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: History, Nonfiction, Teens, Biographies and Memoirs, Philosophy
Grade Levels:: Eighth grade, Ninth grade, Tenth grade, Eleventh grade, Twelfth grade
Reading Age:: 13–17
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.