A unique book on the sources of information about Socrates. It contains an extensive introductory chapter on the nature and dimensions of the Socratic problem, in which the author outlines the major issues and problems that arise as we attempt to disentangle the presence of the historical Socrates from the literary and philosophical creations which emerge from the primary sources. Reproduces complete texts of Aristophanes, Xenophon, Plato, and Diogenes Laertius with abundant annotations.
Author Biography: Luis E. Navia is Professor of Philosophy at the New York Institute of Technology in Old Westbury. He is also the author of Socrates: The Man and His Philosophy (UPA, 1985).
