Download or read book Conversations of Socrates written by Xenophon and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 1990-07-03 with total page 638 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Xenophon is less speculative than Plato and applies Socratic principles more to everyday life: by reading his book, we not only learn about Socrates and his philosophy but also gain fascinating insights into the daily life of ancient Greece and into the religious, political and moral views of a certain type of Athenian.