{"product_id":"2940014497961","title":"Fiction \u0026 Literature Classics: 99 Cent Plato's Apology","description":"Collectors Edition! \"Apology\" is Plato's least philosophical and most unrepresentative work but arguably his most important and is among many readers' favorites, including mine. However, the fact that it is widely anthologized -- e.g., in The Trial and Death of Socrates -- makes it hard to justify a standalone, but some may be taken by the translation. The work purports to be Socrates' self-defense at his trial. It is historically priceless if so, as it gives his last public statements and some background about his life and the lead up to the trial. Even if not, it is of immense worth as a passionate, sound defense of individualism and free speech; its timeless evocation of these all-important concepts is forever associated with Socrates and the main reason he has been immortalized. The work also piercingly examines the often vast law\/conscience gap and is thus an early higher law document. Finally, it is a sort of mini-dialogue in itself touching on and in several ways tying up classic Socrates\/Plato themes like the nature of piety and goodness, responsibility toward the gods and the state, interpersonal relations, and life vs. death issues. It sums up Socrates and perhaps Plato better than any other work.","brand":"classics reborn","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47175948271856,"sku":"2940014497961","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940014497961_p0.jpg?v=1763618944","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940014497961","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}