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Socrates: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions)

C.C.W. Taylor

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In this book, Christopher Taylor explores the relationship between the historical Socrates and the engaging and infuriating figure who appears in Plato's dialogues, 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.

About the Series: Combining authority with wit, accessibility, and style, Very Short Introductions offer an introduction to some of life's most interesting topics. Written by experts for the newcomer, they demonstrate the finest contemporary thinking about the central problems and issues in hundreds
of key topics, from philosophy to Freud, quantum theory to Islam.

Format:

Pages:: 122 pages

Publication:: 2000

Publisher:

Edition:

Language:: eng

ISBN10:: 0192854127

ISBN13:: 9780192854124

kindle Asin:: B008XZVWWO

Socrates: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions)

C.C.W. Taylor

3.28/5 (443 ratings)

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In this book, Christopher Taylor explores the relationship between the historical Socrates and the engaging and infuriating figure who appears in Plato's dialogues, 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.

About the Series: Combining authority with wit, accessibility, and style, Very Short Introductions offer an introduction to some of life's most interesting topics. Written by experts for the newcomer, they demonstrate the finest contemporary thinking about the central problems and issues in hundreds
of key topics, from philosophy to Freud, quantum theory to Islam.

Format:

Pages:: 122 pages

Publication:: 2000

Publisher:

Edition:

Language:: eng

ISBN10:: 0192854127

ISBN13:: 9780192854124

kindle Asin:: B008XZVWWO

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