
- 200 pages
- English
- PDF
- Available on iOS & Android
Socrates: A Guide for the Perplexed
About this book
Socrates is regarded as the founder of Western philosophical inquiry. Yet he left no writings and claimed to know 'nothing fine or worthy.' he spent his life perplexing those who encountered him and is as important and perplexing now as he was 2500 years ago. Drawing on the various competing sources for Socrates that are available, Socrates: A Guide for the Perplexed guides the reader through the main themes and ideas of Socrates' thought. Taking into account the puzzles surrounding his trial and death, the philosophical methods and ethical positions associated with him, and his lasting influence, Sara Ahbel-Rappe presents a concise and accessible introduction. She concludes by suggesting that it is in fact the Socratic insistence on self-knowledge that makes Socrates at once so pivotal and so elusive for the student of philosophy.
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Table of contents
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- Chapter One: Socrates: The Man and the Myth
- Chapter Two: The Life and Death of Socrates
- Chapter Three: The Sources for Socrates
- Chapter Four: Plato’s Socrates
- Chapter Five: Socratic Method and Epistemology
- Chapter Six: Happiness and Virtue
- Chapter Seven: The Socratic Schools
- Chapter Eight: Socrates in the Modern World
- Chapter Nine: Citizen Socrates
- Chapter Ten: Conclusion: Socrates and Self-knowledge
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Indices