Socrates / George H. Rudebusch.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rudebusch, George, 1957-

Series:

Blackwell great minds.

Blackwell great minds

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Philosophers, Ancient--Biography.

Philosophers, Ancient.

Socrates.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (242 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Malden, MA : Wiley-Blackwell, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Socrates presents a compelling case for some life-changing conclusions that follow from a close reading of Socrates' arguments. Offers a highly original study of Socrates and his thought, accessible to contemporary readersArgues that through studying Socrates we can learn practical wisdom to apply to our livesLovingly crafted with humour, thought-experiments and literary references (from the Iliad to Harry Potter), and with close reading sof key Socratic argumentsAids readers with diagrams to make clear complex arguments

Contents:

socratesGeorge Rudebusch; contents; acknowledgments; translations used; introduction; the ion; chapter 1 interpreting socrates; the apology; chapter 2 mission from god; chapter 3 puzzling notoriety; the protagoras; chapter 4 bravery; chapter 5 knowledge rules; the laches; chapter 6 bravery again; chapter 7 puzzling pedagogy; the lysis; chapter 8 love; the euthydemus; chapter 9 luck; the meno; chapter 10 desire; book 1 of the republic; chapter 11 benevolence; chapter 12 happiness; chapter 13 freedom; the euthyphro; chapter 14 reverence; the crito; chapter 15 world religion; the phaedo

chapter 16 last wordsepilogue: socrates or plato?; index of passages cited; general index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-283-20465-7

9786613204653

1-4443-0800-9

1-4443-0801-7

OCLC:

593249104