Memorabilia

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Socratic dialogue ancient Greek literature philosophical work

Memorabilia is a Socratic dialogue by Xenophon that presents recollections of Socrates’ conversations to defend his character and philosophy.

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Socratic dialogue → ancient Greek literature → philosophical work →
aimsTo	refute accusations against Socrates →
alsoKnownAs	Memoirs of Socrates →
audience	contemporaries skeptical of Socrates →
author	Xenophon →
contains	anecdotes about Socrates → conversations between Socrates and his associates →
countryOfOrigin	Classical Greece →
defendsAgainst	charges of corrupting the youth → charges of impiety →
depicts	Socrates as a moral exemplar →
emphasizes	Socratic method of questioning → use of everyday examples in philosophy →
focusesOn	education → ethical questions → justice → piety → practical morality → self-control →
genre	dialogue → philosophy →
hasPart	Book I of Memorabilia → Book II of Memorabilia → Book III of Memorabilia → Book IV of Memorabilia →
historicalContext	after the trial and death of Socrates →
influencedBy	historical Socrates →
language	Ancient Greek →
literaryTradition	Socratic dialogues →
mainSubject	Socrates →
narrativeForm	recollections of conversations →
philosophicalTheme	care of the soul → divine guidance → utility of virtue → virtue as knowledge →
philosophicalTradition	Socratic philosophy →
portrays	character of Socrates → philosophy of Socrates →
preservedIn	manuscript tradition of Greek literature →
purpose	defense of Socrates →
relatedWork	Apology of Socrates (Plato) → Apology of Socrates (Xenophon) →
structure	four books →
timeOfComposition	4th century BCE →
titleInGreek	Ἀπομνημονεύματα →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Xenophon's Apology of Socrates → Xenophon’s Symposium →	relatedWorkByAuthor
Xenophon →	notableWork
Oeconomicus →	relatedWork