"Apology of Socrates" Author: [Ancient Greece] Plato Publisher: Huaxia Publishing House

In 399 BC, the philosopher Socrates was summoned and accused of not believing in the gods of the city-state, introducing new spirits, and corrupting the youth. Socrates made a famous defense in front of a jury of 500 people. But the defense did not save Socrates' life, and he was finally sentenced to death. The death of Socrates and the death of Jesus laid two basic tones for Western civilization. The reason why the death of Socrates became a core event in the history of Western philosophy is first of all due to Plato's "Apology of Socrates".

This book contains three parts. The first part is Professor Wu Fei of Peking University's translation of Plato's Apology from Greek, with many annotations, which are very helpful for understanding the text. The second part is Professor Wu Fei's introduction to this Chinese translation, which gives readers a more general concept of the background knowledge of this ancient classic text. The third part is Professor Wu Fei's relatively independent interpretation and thinking of Plato's Apology from his own perspective, especially his understanding of the relationship between philosophy and politics in the Apology. The third part is particularly important, as it is an attempt by Chinese scholars to consciously use Western classical thought to understand the current situation and gradually return to China's own problems.

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