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Offers a compelling, comprehensive and unified reading of the Charmides, one of Plato's most attractive but enigmatic dialogues.
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RAPHAEL WOOLF is a Professor of Philosophy at King's College London. He has published widely on Greek and Roman philosophy, including many articles on Plato. Recent books include Rereading Ancient Philosophy: Old Chestnuts and Sacred Cows (co-edited with Verity Harte, Cambridge 2017); Cicero: The Philosophy of a Roman Sceptic (2015); and Aristotle: Eudemian Ethics (co-edited and translated with Brad Inwood, 2013).
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