Socrates, 2nd Edition
A Very Short Introduction
$28.14
- Paperback
160 pages
- Release Date
22 September 2019
Summary
Socrates holds a singular place in the history of philosophy; it is no exaggeration to say that without his influence on Plato, the entire trajectory of Western philosophy might have been unimaginably altered. Despite this, Socrates himself authored nothing, and our understanding of him stems primarily from the compelling yet vexing character depicted in Plato’s dialogues.
In this Very Short Introduction, Christopher Taylor delves into the life and philosophical endeavors of Socrates.…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780198835981 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0198835981 |
| Author: | C.C.W. Taylor |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press |
| Imprint: | Oxford University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 160 |
| Edition: | 2nd |
| Release Date: | 22 September 2019 |
| Weight: | 136g |
| Dimensions: | 174mm x 111mm x 9mm |
| Series: | Very Short Introductions |
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About The Author
C.C.W. Taylor
Christopher Taylor is Emeritus fellow at Corpus Christi College, University of Oxford. He read the B.Phil in Philosophy at Oxford before becoming a Fellow by Examination at Magdalen College from 1962 to 1963, and a Fellow and Tutor in Philosophy at Corpus Christi College from 1963 until his retirement in 2003. He is the author of several books, including Pleasure, Mind, and Soul: Selected Papers in Ancient Philosophy, and has translated a number of texts, including Plato’s Protagoras, and Aristotle’s Nicomachean Ethics. He was the Editor of Oxford Studies in Ancient Philosophy from 1993 to 1998.
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