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An essential text for understanding Socrates, Xenophon's Memorabilia is the compelling tribute of an affectionate student to his teacher, providing a rare firsthand account of Socrates' life and philosophy. The Memorabilia is invaluable both as a work of philosophy in its own right and as a complement to the study of Plato's dialogues. The longest of Xenophon's four Socratic works, it is particularly revealing about the differences between Socrates and his philosophical predecessors. Far more obviously than Plato in the dialogues, Xenophon calls attention in the Memorabilia to his own relationship with Socrates. A colorful and fully engaged writer, Xenophon aims above all to convince his readers of the greatness of Socrates' thought and the disgracefulness of his conviction on a capital charge. In thirty-nine chapters, Xenophon presents Socrates as an ordinary person and as a great benefactor to those associated with him.

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The following remarks are intended to lend support to the view that Xenophon's account of Socrates deserves more respectful at tention from those interested in Socrates than it often receives to day. The demonstration of such a proposition is too great a task in this context. But I will try to c reate a predisposition in its favor or on behalf of openminded consideration of it) in two ways first, by considering in a very general way what might be responsible for the current neglect of Xenophon's account; and, then, by giving a brief summary of the contents of themÉ Ô ràîlîà,the longest of Xenophon's four Socratic writings and the one to which this vol ume is devoteD. Far more obviously than Plato, Xenophon calls attention in  his writings to his own relationship with Socrates. He clams fre quently, Plato only once, to have been present at the Socratic con versations he reports. He often comments, in his own name, on Socrates' words and deeds and on his life as a whole, something Plato never does; and he sometimes talks of the impression they made onh î in particular. In accord with this, he calls his long est Socratic work Memorabilia, that is, ecollections,hîŝrec ollections of Socrates; there is no parallel to this in the Platonic dialogues. One might add that whereas the dialogues, with the

An earlier version of this introduction appeared inInterpretation 16no.2(Winter 19-9>: 295-06ït is used here in revised and corrected form with the kind permission of the editor in chief of that journal Hiail Gildin.

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possible exception of theLàŝand theEp înÔ  îŝ),are devoted en tirely to SocratesPLato himself being mentioned only three times, almost in passingXenophon's works include not only the Ed u cà t îÔn Ôf Cyruŝ,devoted to the founder of the Persian empire, but also theCyruŝ,Ô f An ààŝ îŝ whose real hero, the rescuer of aL most ten thousand Greeks from extreme peril in the heart of the Persian empire, is Xnophon himself. AlL of this would seem to justify an expectation on our part of finding in Xenophon's works an account of his association with Socrates. But this expectation, if not entirely disappointed, is ul filled in a surprising way. Xenophon recounts only two episodes in what must have been a compLex friendship of some duration. he first was a conversation that took place in the presence of Cri to's son, Critobulus, a lazy, funloving, and spendthrift youth, whom Socrates, despite or perhaps in part because of these quali ties, liked to spend time with

eL e, XenohoN, he sai, in't yoU hoL ritoULUs toe one o the oerate rather than the rash hUaN beings, aNd one oè ose w èoreoU raer aN senseÒess aN recÒessā ertaiNLy, sai XeNohoN. eL, hoL Now that he is hotheae aN eeLess În the e tree e woUL eveN ake soersaULts iNto aggers aN Lea iNto ire. ĀN what i yoU see hi oing, sai XeNohon, that yoU have ore sUch UgeNts aoUt hi i he Not are to kiss the soN o Āiiaes, who is ost air aN iN his loo he sai. But if that is the reckLess ee, sai XenophoN, in y opiN ioN,  too, woUL eNUre this risk. YoU wretch Śocrates sai. Ān what o yoU thiNk yoU woUL suer ater kissiNg soeone eaUtiUL oUL yoU Not ieiateLy be a sLave rather than ree, sen a Lot or harUL pleasures,in great want o LeisUre or atteNiNg to aNythiNg NoLe aN goo, an be copelLe to take serioUsly what even a aaN woUL not take serioUsLy eracLes sai XeNohoN. hat a terribLe ower yoU as cribe to a kiss. ĀNd o yoU woNer at this saÎ Śocrates. on't yoU kNow

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tat oisoNous sieRs Not eveN aL aN ooL iN siÝe çRus uaN eiNgs wit aiN aNd dRive te Ro teR seNses eReLy y touçiNg te wit teiR outs Yes, y eus said XeNooN FoR sideRs iNeçt soetiNg tRoug teiR stiNg  Ăou ooL said ŚoçRates "Ō you tiNk tat weN tose wo aRe eautiul kiss tey doN't iNeçt aNytiNg, ust eçause you doN't it oN't you kNow tat tis east tat tey çaLL eau e tiuL aNd iN Loo is so uç oRe teRRiLe taN sieRs tat, wile sieRs iNeçt soetiNg weN tey touç, it ēeveN weN it does Not touç, ut i oNe ust Looks at it) iNeçts eveN Ro quite aR away soetiNg o te soRt to dRive oNe ad    But  çouN seL youĠ XeNooN, weNeveR you see soeoNe eautiuL, to Lee witout LookiNg açk

Xenophon often comments favorably on the effectiveness of So cratic exhortations For some reason, he refrained from doing so in this case The second episode is recounted not in the Socratic writings proper, but in theAnàà ŝ îŝ Xenophon had received a letter from a friend inviting him to accompany the friend on an expedition being organized by Cyrus, the younger brother of the then Persian king Xenophon took the letter to Socrates and consulted with him about te trip Socrates was worried that association with Cyrus might get Xenophon into trouble with Athens, siNçe CyRus was tougt to have given enthusiastic assistaNçe to Sparta in its recent war with Athens So Socrates advised Xenophon to go to elphi to consult with the god aout te tRip Xenophon went to elphi, and he put a question to Apollo: to which of the gods should he sacrifice and pray in order to make the journey he intended to make in the no blest and best manner and to come back safely, having acted in a noble manner When Xenophon returned to Athens with Apollo's answer, Socrates blamed him for not having askedi rŝtwhether it was better for him to make the trip or not; instead, Xenophon had made the chief decision himself and had asked only about the means As a result, Socrates was compelled to advise Xenophon to proceed with the trip in accordance with the god's instructions The account of his association with Socrates that Xenophon con veys through these stoRies is somewat suRpRisiNg iN aNy çase It is