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Author | : Gregory Vlastos |
Publisher | : Cornell University Press |
Total Pages | : 356 |
Release | : 1991 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 9780801497872 |
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"The author shows us a Socrates who, though he has been long overshadowed by his successors Plato and Aristotle, represented the true turning point in Greek philosophy, religion and ethics. In his quest for the historical Socrates, the author focuses on Plato's earlier dialogues, setting the Socrates we find there in sharp contrast to the Socrates of later dialogues, in which he is used as a mouthpiece for Plato's own doctrines, many of them anti-Socratic in nature." [Back cover].
Author | : Gregory Vlastos |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 176 |
Release | : 1994 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 9780521447355 |
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This is the companion volume to Gregory Vlastos' highly acclaimed work Socrates: Ironist and Moral Philosopher. Four ground-breaking papers which laid the basis for his understanding of Socrates are collected here, in revised form: they examine Socrates' elenctic method of investigative argument, his disavowal of knowledge, his concern for definition, and the complications of his relationship with the Athenian democracy. The fifth chapter is a new and provocative discussion of Socrates' arguments in the Protagoras and Laches. The epilogue 'Socrates and Vietnam' suggests that Socrates was not, as Plato claimed, the most just man of his time. The papers have been prepared for publication by Professor Myles Burnyeat with the minimum of editorial intervention.
Author | : Thomas C. Brickhouse |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 16 |
Release | : 1993 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : Donald R. Morrison |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 437 |
Release | : 2011 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 0521833426 |
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Essays from a diverse group of experts providing a comprehensive guide to Socrates, the most famous Greek philosopher.
Author | : Robert Nozick |
Publisher | : Harvard University Press |
Total Pages | : 422 |
Release | : 1997 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 9780674816534 |
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One of the foremost philosophers of our time, Robert Nozick continues the Socratic tradition of investigation. This volume, which illustrates the originality, force, and scope of his work, also displays Nozick's trademark blending of extraordinary analytical rigor with intellectual playfulness. As such, Socratic Puzzles testifies to the great pleasure that both doing and reading philosophy can be. Comprising essays and philosophical fictions, classics and new work, the book ranges from Socrates to W. V. Quine, from the implications of an Israeli kibbutz to the flawed arguments of Ayn Rand. Nozick considers the figure of Socrates himself as well as the Socratic method (why is it a "method" of getting at the truth?). Many of these essays bring classic methods to bear on new questions about choice. How should you choose in a disconcerting situation ("Newcomb's Problem") when your decisions are completely predictable? Why do threats and not offers typically coerce our choices? How do we make moral judgments when we realize that our moral principles have exceptions? Other essays present new approaches to familiar intellectual puzzles, from the stress on simplicity in scientific hypotheses to the tendency of intellectuals to oppose capitalism. As up to date as the latest reflections on animal rights; as perennial as the essentials of aesthetic merit (doggerel by Isaac Newton goes to prove that changing our view of the world won't suffice); as whimsical as a look at how some philosophical problems might appear from God's point of view: these essays attest to the timeliness and timelessness of Nozick's thinking. With a personal introduction, in which Nozick discusses the origins, tools, and themes of his work, Socratic Puzzles demonstrates how philosophy can constitute a way of life.
Author | : T. P. Wiseman |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 476 |
Release | : 2006-01-26 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780197263235 |
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The study of Greco-Roman civilisation is as exciting and innovative today as it has ever been. This intriguing collection of essays by contemporary classicists reveals new discoveries, new interpretations and new ways of exploring the experiences of the ancient world. Through one and a half millennia of literature, politics, philosophy, law, religion and art, the classical world formed the origin of western culture and thought. This book emphasises the many ways in which it continues to engage with contemporary life. Offering a wide variety of authorial style, the chapters range in subject matter from contemporary poets' exploitation of Greek and Latin authors, via newly discovered literary texts and art works, to modern arguments about ancient democracy and slavery, and close readings of the great poets and philosophers of antiquity. This engaging book reflects the current rejuvenation of classical studies and will fascinate anyone with an interest in western history.
Author | : Tziporah Kasachkoff |
Publisher | : Rowman & Littlefield |
Total Pages | : 308 |
Release | : 1998 |
Genre | : Education |
ISBN | : 9780847684793 |
Download In the Socratic Tradition Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
This practical guide for teaching philosophy brings together essays by two dozen distinguished philosophers committed to pedagogy. Addressing primarily practical issues, such as how to motivate students, construct particular courses, and give educational exams, the essays also touch on theoretical issues such as whether moral edification is a proper goal of teaching ethics. An excellent sourcebook for graduate students just learning to teach as well as for professors searching for new strategies and inspiration or called upon to teach courses outside of their specialties.
Author | : A.J Bartlett |
Publisher | : Edinburgh University Press |
Total Pages | : 197 |
Release | : 2011-06-29 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 0748688854 |
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This book will help you to understand Badiou's central concepts, the philosophical relation between Badiou and Plato and will rethink the importance of Badiou's 'Platonic' claim that 'the only education is an education by truths'.
Author | : Mark DeBellis |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 182 |
Release | : 1995-10-27 |
Genre | : Music |
ISBN | : 0521403316 |
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This book is a philosophical study of the relations between hearing and thinking about music. The central problem it addresses is as follows: how is it possible to talk about what a listener perceives in terms that the listener does not recognize? By applying the concepts and techniques of analytic philosophy the author explores the ways in which musical hearing may be described as nonconceptual, and how such mental representation contrasts with conceptual thought.
Author | : Torbjörn Tännsjö |
Publisher | : Rowman & Littlefield |
Total Pages | : 164 |
Release | : 1990 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 9780847676187 |
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'...the book is very dense with ideas...arguments concerning innumerable interesting points are always worth pondering.'-THE PHILOSOPHICAL REVIEW