Socrates, pleasure, and value / George Rudebusch.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rudebusch, George, 1957-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Socrates.

Ethics, Ancient.

Pleasure.

Hedonism.

Physical Description:

xiii, 169 p.

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, 1999.

Summary:

In this study, George Rudebusch addresses whether Socrates was a hedonist--whether he believed pleasure to be the good. In attempting to locate Socrates' position on hedonism, Rudebusch examines the passages in Plato's early dialogues that are the most disputed on the topic. He maintains that Socrates identifies pleasant activity with virtuous activity, describing Socrates' hedonism as one of activity, not sensation. This analysis allows for Socrates to find both virtue and pleasure to be the good, thus solving the textual puzzle and showing the power of Socratic argument in leading human beings toward the good.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Note on Abbreviations and Text

ONE: Introduction

TWO: Plato's Aporetic Style

THREE: Ethical Protagoreanism

FOUR: Callicles' Hedonism

FIVE: Callicles Refuted

SIX: Death Is One of Two Things

SEVEN: The Intrinsic Value of Sense Pleasure and Pain

EIGHT: The Righteous Are Happy

NINE: Does Socrates Consistently Hold the Sufficiency Thesis?

TEN: How Socrates Can Make Both Pleasure and Virtue the Chief Good

Notes

Bibliography

Index of Passages

General Index

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

J

K

L

M

N

O

P

Q

R

S

T

U

V

W

Y

Z.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 147-152) and indexes.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9780198029502

0198029500

OCLC:

922952511