The Cambridge Companion to Socrates is a collection of essays providing a comprehensive guide to Socrates, the most famous Greek philosopher. Because Socrates himself wrote nothing, our evidence comes from the writings of his friends (above all Plato), his enemies, and later writers. Socrates is thus a literary figure as well as a historical person.
Both aspects of Socrates' legacy are covered in this volume. Socrates' character is full of paradox, and so are his philosophical views. These paradoxes have led to deep differences in scholars' interpretations of Socrates and his thought.
Mirroring this wide range of thought about Socrates, this volume's contributors are unusually diverse in their background and perspective. The essays in this volume were authored by classical philologists, philosophers and historians from Germany, Francophone Canada, Britain and the United States, and they represent a range of interpretive and philosophical traditions.
| ISBN: | 9780521833424 |
| Publication date: | 22nd November 2010 |
| Author: | Donald R Rice University, Houston Morrison |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 438 pages |
| Series: | Cambridge Companions to Philosophy |
| Genres: |
Ancient Greek and Roman philosophy Ancient history |
The Cambridge Companion to Socrates is a collection of essays providing a comprehensive guide to Socrates, the most famous Greek philosopher. Because Socrates himself wrote nothing, our evidence comes from the writings of his friends (above all Plato), his enemies, and later writers.
The Cambridge Companion to Socrates features in the following genres: Ancient Greek and Roman philosophy, Ancient history
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The Cambridge Companion to Socrates was written by Donald R Rice University, Houston Morrison and published by Cambridge University Press
The Cambridge Companion to Socrates has 438 pages
Yes it is part of Cambridge Companions to Philosophy series