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Companion to Socrates
Contributor(s): Ahbel-Rappe (Author)
ISBN: 1405192607     ISBN-13: 9781405192606
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
OUR PRICE:   $63.60  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: May 2009
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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Philosophy | History & Surveys - Ancient & Classical
Dewey: 183.2
LCCN: 2009455828
Series: Blackwell Companions to Philosophy
Physical Information: 1.2" H x 6.7" W x 9.6" (2.11 lbs) 560 pages
Themes:
- Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.)
- Cultural Region - Greece
 
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Publisher Description:
Written by an outstanding international team of scholars, this Companion explores the profound influence of Socrates on the history of Western philosophy.
  • Discusses the life of Socrates and key philosophical doctrines associated with him
  • Covers the whole range of Socratic studies from the ancient world to contemporary European philosophy
  • Examines Socrates' place in the larger philosophical traditions of the Hellenistic world, the Roman Empire, the Arabic world, the Renaissance, and contemporary Europe
  • Addresses interdisciplinary subjects such as Socrates and Nietzsche, Socrates and psychoanalysis, and representations of Socrates in art
  • Helps readers to understand the meaning and significance of Socrates across the ages