Curtis N. Johnson

Socrates and the Immoralists

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Seitenzahl: 252
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. August 2007
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 415g
• ISBN-13: 9780739123225
• ISBN-10: 073912322X
• Artikelnr.: 23331064

Autorenporträt

By Curtis N. Johnson

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1 Preface Part 2 Socrates Chapter 3 Socrates' Mission Chapter 4 Was
Socrates Just? Chapter 5 Socrates' Choice for Justice: Apology and Crito
Part 6 Socrates' Immoralist Opponents Chapter 7 Socrates' Immoral Opponents
and the Failure of Moral Reform Chapter 8 Socrates v. Polus Chapter 9
Socrates v. Callicles Part I: Natural Justice Chapter 10 Socrates v.
Callicles Part II: Unqualified Hedonism Chapter 11 Socrates v. Thrasymachus
Part I: Thrasymachus' World View Chapter 12 Socrates v. Thrasumachus Part
II: Is Thrasymachus Refuted? Part 13 The Happiness of the Just Life Chapter
14 Socrates and Protagoras Chapter 15 Evaluative and Psychological Hedonism
Chapter 16 Pleasure, Virtue, and Happiness