Socrates Contributor(s): Prior, William J. (Author) |
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ISBN: 150952973X ISBN-13: 9781509529735 Publisher: Polity Press OUR PRICE: $66.45 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 2019 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | History & Surveys - Ancient & Classical |
Dewey: 183.2 |
LCCN: 2019009943 |
Series: Classic Thinkers |
Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.1" W x 9.1" (1.05 lbs) 240 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Socrates is one the most important thinkers in western philosophy, yet he remains enigmatic, having left behind no works of his own. Instead, his thought is understood primarily through the work of his followers, particularly Plato. Yet Plato's dialogues can offer conflicting portraits of Socrates. On the one hand, he is portrayed as "barren of wisdom" he has questions but no answers. On the other, he appears to be "fertile" he has important things to say about those questions. Can he be both? |