Socrates
Published on 11. November 2009
Software
Other digital
240 pages
978-1-4443-0800-6 (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
Reviews / Votes
"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
Language
English
Place of publication
Chicester
United Kingdom
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 27 mm
Weight
494 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4443-0800-6 (9781444308006)
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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