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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 intellectualintegrity 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 hundredsof key topics, from philosophy to Freud, quantum theory to Islam.
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Socrates : a very short introduction, C. C. W. Taylor
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- Title
- Socrates : a very short introduction
- Language
- English
- Authors
- C. C. W. Taylor
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Released
- 2000
- Pages
- 144
- ISBN10
- 0192854127
- ISBN13
- 9780192854124
- Series
- Tags
- Non-Fiction, Social Sciences, Historical Themes, History, True Stories, Biographies, Philosophical Topics, Philosophy, Ancient History, Greece
- Rating
- 3.25 out of 5
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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 intellectualintegrity 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 hundredsof key topics, from philosophy to Freud, quantum theory to Islam.