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Socrates - Ironist and Moral Philosopher (Paperback)
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Socrates - Ironist and Moral Philosopher (Paperback)
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This long-awaited study of the most enigmatic figure of Greek
philosophy reclaims Socrates' ground-breaking originality. Written
by a leading historian of Greek thought, it argues for a Socrates
who, though long overshadowed by his successors Plato and
Aristotle, marked the true turning point in Greek philosophy,
religion and ethics. The quest for the historical figure focuses on
the Socrates of Plato's earlier dialogues, setting him in sharp
contrast to that other Socrates of later dialogues, where he is
used as a mouthpiece for Plato's often anti-Socratic doctrine. At
the heart of the book is the paradoxical nature of Socratic
thought. But the paradoxes are explained, not explained away. The
book highlights the tensions in the Socratic search for the answer
to the question 'How should we live?' Conceived as a divine
mandate, the search is carried out through elenctic argument, and
dominated by an uncompromising rationalism. The magnetic quality of
Socrates' personality is allowed to emerge throughout the book.
Clearly and forcefully written, philosophically sophisticated but
entirely accessible to non-specialists, this book will be of major
importance and interest to all those studying ancient philosophy
and the history of Western thought.
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