Rationalism & Political Responsibility
Just Speech & Just Deed in the "Clouds" & the "Apology of Socrates
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6356340 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Michael P Zuckert (corresponding author), Michael Zuckert |
| Year | 1984 |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 271-297 |
| Publication date | 1984-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Polity (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0032-3497 • E-ISSN: 1744-1684 |
| Publisher | University of Chicago Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2307/3234508 |
| OpenAlex | W2322014508 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
Almost a quarter century before the Athenians tried Socrates for impiety and for corrupting the youth, Aristophanes, the comic poet, had made similar accusations against him in his play, the Clouds. Reading Plato's Apology, the principal account of Socrates' trial, alongside the Clouds, Michael Zuckert observes that the two works are similar in structure, and that the Apology is a response to Aristophanes' claim, implicit in his criticism of Socrates' that rationalism is politically irresponsible in addition to being defective as an avenue to knowledge. The structural similarity may also aid our understanding of why Socrates' defense failed, a matter that has troubled students since antiquity
Art · Comics · Criticism · Deed · Epistemology · Literature · Political science · Politics · Rationalism · SOCRATES · Classical Philosophy and Thought · Ethics in medical practice · Law · Philosophy · War, Ethics, and Justification
| Unique citing works | 4 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,11 |
| Citation span | 1989 - 2013 (25) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |