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  Socrates (Very Short Introductions) (Paperback) By (author) C.C.W. Taylor

  

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  Short Description for SocratesSocrates wrote nothing himself, and is known to us only via the writings of others. This book examines the relation of these portrayals, especially Plato's, to the historical person, and also discusses the significance of Socrates' thought to the development of Western philosophy.
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  • Publisher: Oxford Paperbacks
  • Published: 12 October 2000
  • Format: Paperback 144 pages
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  • Categories: Biography: General | Western Philosophy: Ancient, To C 500
  • ISBN 13: 9780192854124 ISBN 10: 0192854127
  • Sales rank: 93,282

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• Socrates has a unique position in the history of philosophy. It is no exaggeration to say that had it not been for his influence on Plato, the whole development of Western philosophy might have bee unimaginably different. Yet Socrates wrote nothing himself, and our knowledge of him is derived primarily from the engaging and infuriating figure who appears in Plato's dialogues. In this book, Christopher Taylor explores the relationship between the historical Socrates and the Platonic character, 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.