Rumors

by Mladen Dolar

Book Overview

When Socrates was standing before the Athenian tribunal in 399 BC, he said in his defence that the opponents he feared most were the invisible ones, those who had been spreading rumors against him for years but none of whom were being brought to court - it was like fighting shadows. The moment was iconic: Socrates, the harbinger of logos and true knowledge, was eventually defeated by rumors and mendacious slander.

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1509561692
• ISBN13: 9781509561698
• Release Date: January 2025
• Publisher: Polity Press
• Length: 155 Pages