Essays on the Philosophy of Socrates / Edition 1

by Hugh H. Benson

Overview

The last two decades have witnessed a virtual explosion of research in Socratic philosophy. This volume collects essays that represent the range and diversity of that vast literature, including historical and philosophical essays devoted to a single Platonic dialogue, as well as essays devoted to the Socratic method, Socratic epistemology, and Socratic ethics. With lists of suggested further readings, an extensive bibliography on recent Socratic research, and an index locorum, this unique and much-needed anthology makes the study of Socratic philosophy accessible to both scholars and non-specialists.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780195067576
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	04/16/1992
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	384
Product dimensions:	9.18(w) x 6.12(h) x 1.16(d)
Lexile:	1440L (what's this?)

About the Author

University of Oklahoma, Norman

Table of Contents

1. Introduction2. The Formal Charges Against Socrates, Thomas C. Brickhouse and Nicholas D. Smith3. Did Plato Write Socratic Dialogues? Charles H. Kahn4. Socratic Midwifery, Platonic Inspiration, Myles F. Burnyeat5. Socratic Irony, Gregory Vlastos6. Plato's Early Theory of Knowledge, Paul Woodruff7. Does Socrates Commit the Socratic Fallacy?, John Beversluis8. Misunderstanding the 'What is F-ness?' Question, Hugh H. Benson9. Elenchus and Mathematics: A Turning Point in Plato's Philosophical Development, Gregory Vlastos10. The Unity of Virtue, Terry Penner11. Socrates' Use of the Techne-Analogy, David L. Roochnik12. Socrates the Epicurean, Terence H. Irwin13. Socratic Piety in the Euthypho, Mark L. McPherran14. Ho Agathos as Ho Dunatos in the Hippias Minor, Roslyn Weiss15. Socrates on Desire for the Good and the Involuntariness of Wrongdoing: Gorgias 466a-468e, Kevin McTighe16. Meno's Paradox and Socrates as a Teacher, Alexander NehamasBibliography