Curtis N. Johnson

Gebundenes Buch

Socrates and the Immoralists

Beschreibung

Socrates and the Immoralists assembles an in-depth exploration of Socrates' argument for the just life, focusing specifically on the dialogues with the "immoralists" Polus, Callicles, and Thrasymachus, and illuminates the complexities of Socrates' thought, showing the interplay of the seemingly contradictory parts of Socrates' ambition, ultimately vindicating the overall coherence of his views.

Autor

Curtis N. Johnson

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Seitenzahl: 252
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. März 2005
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 565g
• ISBN-13: 9780739109823
• ISBN-10: 0739109820
• Artikelnr.: 20993987

Rezensionen

Socrates and the Immoralists is a dense read filled with the usual analytic tools: abbreviations (PH, EH), reconstructed arguments (S3a, S3b), and detailed appeal to the secondary literature. Not that there is anything wrong with that. Indeed, this work will serve as a good review of a central issue in Socratic studies. Ancient Philosophy