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UNINA9910459131203321 |
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Ahbel-Rappe Sara <1960-> |
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Titolo |
Socrates [[electronic resource]] |
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London, : Continuum International Publishing, 2009 |
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ISBN |
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1-282-87065-3 |
9786612870651 |
0-8264-3864-4 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (196 p.) |
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Collana |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Socrates |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Chapter One: Socrates: The Man and the Myth; Chapter Two: The Life and Death of Socrates; Chapter Three: The Sources for Socrates; Chapter Four: Plato's Socrates; Chapter Five: Socratic Method and Epistemology; Chapter Six: Happiness and Virtue; Chapter Seven: The Socratic Schools; Chapter Eight: Socrates in the Modern World; Chapter Nine: Citizen Socrates; Chapter Ten: Conclusion: Socrates and Self-knowledge; Notes; Bibliography; Indices |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Socrates is regarded as the founder of Western philosophical inquiry. Yet he left no writings and claimed to know 'nothing fine or worthy'. He spent his life perplexing those who encountered him and is as important and perplexing now as he was 2500 years ago. Drawing on the various competing sources for Socrates that are available to us, Socrates: A Guide for the Perplexed guides the reader through the main themes and ideas of Socrates' thought. Taking into account the puzzles surrounding his trial and death, the philosophical methods and ethical positions associated with Socrates, and his las |
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