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Socrates is one of the most influential philosophers in western
civilisation, and Plato his most famous pupil. The Euthyphro,
Apology of Socrates, Crito and the death scene from the Phaedo are
Plato's account of Socrates' trial and execution, and together they
provide the most important depiction of Socrates' ideas.
In this GuideBook, Brickhouse and Smith provide clear explanations
of these texts for students coming to them for the first time.
Situating the works in their historical context, the authors
carefully go through each text, exploring the philosophical issues
raised in an accessible way.
Plato and the Trial of Socrates is the ideal introduction to both
the ideas of Socrates and the work of Plato.
Socrates is one of the most influential philosophers in western
civilisation, and Plato his most famous pupil. The Euthyphro,
Apology of Socrates, Crito and the death scene from the Phaedo are
Plato's account of Socrates' trial and execution, and together they
provide the most important depiction of Socrates' ideas.
In this GuideBook, Brickhouse and Smith provide clear explanations
of these texts for students coming to them for the first time.
Situating the works in their historical context, the authors
carefully go through each text, exploring the philosophical issues
raised in an accessible way.
Plato and the Trial of Socrates is the ideal introduction to both
the ideas of Socrates and the work of Plato.
Thomas Brickhouse and Nicholas Smith offer a comprehensive
historical and philosophical interpretation of, and commentary on,
one of Plato's most widely read works, the Apology of Socrates.
Virtually every modern interpretation characterizes some part of
what Socrates says in the Apology as purposefully irrelevant or
even antithetical to convincing the jury to acquit him at his
trial. This book, by contrast, argues persuasively that Socrates
offers a sincere and well-reasoned defense against the charges he
faces. First, the authors establish a consensus of ancient reports
about Socrates' moral and religious principles and show that these
prohibit him from needlessly risking the condemnation of the jury.
Second, they consider each specific claim made by Socrates in the
Apology and show how each can be construed as an honest effort to
inform the jurors of the truth and to convince them of his
blamelessness. The arguments of this book are informed by a
critical review of the scholarly literature and careful attention
to the philosophy expressed in Plato's other early dialogues.
Socrates' moral psychology is widely thought to be
'intellectualist' in the sense that, for Socrates, every ethical
failure to do what is best is exclusively the result of some
cognitive failure to apprehend what is best. Until publication of
this book, the view that, for Socrates, emotions and desires have
no role to play in causing such failure went unchallenged. This
book argues against the orthodox view of Socratic intellectualism
and offers in its place a comprehensive alternative account that
explains why Socrates believed that emotions, desires and appetites
can influence human motivation and lead to error. Thomas C.
Brickhouse and Nicholas D. Smith defend the study of Socrates'
philosophy and offer an alternative interpretation of Socratic
moral psychology. Their novel account of Socrates' conception of
virtue and how it is acquired shows that Socratic moral psychology
is considerably more sophisticated than scholars have supposed.
This book develops novel accounts of many of the most controversial topics in the philosophy of Socrates. The authors first develop Socrates' methodological, epistemological, and psychological views before examining his ethical, political, and religious convictions. The results reveals both the richness and the remarkable coherence of the philosophy of Plato's Socrates.
Brickhouse and Smith argue, contrary to virtually every modern
interpretation of Plato's Apology of Socrates, that Plato's
Socrates offers a sincere defence against the charges he faces. In
doing so the book offers an exhaustive historical and philosophical
interpretation of and commentary on Plato's Apology. The authors
demonstrate that Socrates' moral and religious principles prohibit
him from needlessly risking a negative vote at his trial. By
providing a complete commentary, they show that each specific claim
Socrates makes in the Apology can be construed as a sincere attempt
to inform the jury of the truth and convince the jurors of his
blamelessness. The effect of these two strategies is a novel
interpretation of the Apology which sheds new light on various
aspects of Socrates' life and philosophy.
Socrates' moral psychology is widely thought to be
'intellectualist' in the sense that, for Socrates, every ethical
failure to do what is best is exclusively the result of some
cognitive failure to apprehend what is best. Until publication of
this book, the view that, for Socrates, emotions and desires have
no role to play in causing such failure went unchallenged. This
book argues against the orthodox view of Socratic intellectualism
and offers in its place a comprehensive alternative account that
explains why Socrates believed that emotions, desires and appetites
can influence human motivation and lead to error. Thomas C.
Brickhouse and Nicholas D. Smith defend the study of Socrates'
philosophy and offer an alternative interpretation of Socratic
moral psychology. Their novel account of Socrates' conception of
virtue and how it is acquired shows that Socratic moral psychology
is considerably more sophisticated than scholars have supposed.
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