Socrates (Past Masters Series) - Softcover

Taylor, C. C. W.

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9780192876010: Socrates (Past Masters Series)

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ISBN 10: 0192876015 ISBN 13: 9780192876010

Publisher: Oxford Paperbacks, 1998

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Socrates has a unique position in the history of philosophy. It can be argued that had it not been for his influence on Plato, the whole development of Western philosophy might have been unimaginably different. Yet Socrates wrote nothing himself, and our knowledge of him is derived primarily from the engaging and infuriating figure who appears in Plato's dialogues. In this book, Christopher Taylor explores the relationship between the historical Socrates and the Platonic character, and examines the enduring image of Socrates as the ideal exemplar of the philosophic life - a thinker whose moral and intellectual integrity permeated every detail of his life, even in the face of betrayal and execution by his fellow Athenians.

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Christopher Taylor is a Fellow of Corpus Christi College, University of Oxford, where he is a Reader in Philosophy. He is a member of the Southern Association for Ancient Philosphy.

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