Socrates
Published on 11. September 2009
Book
Hardback
240 pages
978-1-4051-5085-9 (ISBN)
Description
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 readers
Argues that through studying Socrates we can learn practical wisdom to apply to our lives
Lovingly crafted with humour, thought-experiments and literary references (from the Iliad to Harry Potter), and with close reading sof key Socratic arguments
Aids readers with diagrams to make clear complex arguments
Offers a highly original study of Socrates and his thought, accessible to contemporary readers
Argues that through studying Socrates we can learn practical wisdom to apply to our lives
Lovingly crafted with humour, thought-experiments and literary references (from the Iliad to Harry Potter), and with close reading sof key Socratic arguments
Aids readers with diagrams to make clear complex arguments
Reviews / Votes
"The book is well and lucidly written, with plentiful tables and diagrams and excerpts . . ..She will have to be a bright student, because some of Rudebusch's arguments are quite subtle; but I, for one, would have no hesitation in recommending the book to such a student." (The Heythrop Journal, 4 September 2013)"A lucid and engaging account of the philosophy of Socrates. ... The experience of this book will be joyous for many readers, as it was for me. Rudebusch's advocacy of Socrates as a thinker who has much to tell us about the good human life is carried off with passion and grace, as well as an enviable succinctness and clarity. It is a treatment that I expect will succeed, deservedly, in winning over new advocates." (Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews, April 2010)
More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Hoboken
United Kingdom
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Dimensions
Height: 239 mm
Width: 163 mm
Thickness: 26 mm
Weight
499 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4051-5085-9 (9781405150859)
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Person
George Rudebusch is Professor of Philosophy at Northern Arizona University. He is the author of Socrates, Pleasure, and Value (1999).
Content
Table of Contents. Introduction.
Life.
Sources.
Method.
Interpreting Socrates.
Human Excellence and Happiness.
Wisdom and Virtue.
Knowledge and Belief.
Power and Freedom.
God and Love.
The Philosophical Life
Life.
Sources.
Method.
Interpreting Socrates.
Human Excellence and Happiness.
Wisdom and Virtue.
Knowledge and Belief.
Power and Freedom.
God and Love.
The Philosophical Life