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Noted as a student of socrates, plato has distinguished himself as one of the founders of western philosophy by recording the teachings of his master and his own philosophies in 35 dialogues and letters some are disputed as spurious. Breakfast with socrates is an attempt to illuminate daily life by means of philosophy and philosophy by means of daily life. Or spend a day with socrates, mill, herodotus, or kant, able to p. A fascinating exploration of our daily lives, breakfast with socrates also draws on literature, art, politics and psychology. The last days of socrates ebook by plato rakuten kobo. The last days of socrates ebook by plato 1230000100610.
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