This book explains in clear language with appropriate scholarly attention to detail how and why Socrates continues to be a foundational figure in western philosophy, and especially in ethics and epistemology. It argues that the craft-model of knowledge offers a viable and potent theoretical basis for practical and ethical self-improvement.
This book explains in clear language with appropriate scholarly attention to detail how and why Socrates continues to be a foundational figure in western philosophy, and especially in ethics and epistemology. It argues that the craft-model of knowledge offers a viable and potent theoretical basis for practical and ethical self-improvement.
Nicholas D. Smith is James F. Miller Professor of Humanities and Professor of Philosophy at Lewis & Clark College. He has written and edited many books on ancient Greek philosophy and contemporary epistemology, including Plato's Socrates (with T.C. Brickhouse, 1994), Socratic Moral Psychology (with T. C. Brickhouse, Cambridge, 2010), and Summoning Knowledge in Plato's Republic (2019).
Inhaltsangabe
Preface 1. Socrates as exemplar 2. Socrates as apprentice at virtue 3. Socratic motivational intellectualism 4. Socratic ignorance 5. Is virtue sufficient for happiness 6. The necessity of virtue for happiness Afterword. Review and assessment.
Preface 1. Socrates as exemplar 2. Socrates as apprentice at virtue 3. Socratic motivational intellectualism 4. Socratic ignorance 5. Is virtue sufficient for happiness 6. The necessity of virtue for happiness Afterword. Review and assessment.
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