How Philosophy Became Socratic - A Study of Plato''s 'Protagoras,' 'Charmides,' and 'Republic'

Informationen zum Autor Laurence Lampert is emeritus professor of philosophy at Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis. He is the author of four other books! including Leo Strauss and Nietzsche! also published by the University of Chicago Press! and Nietzsche and Modern Times: A Study of Bacon! Descartes! and Nietzsche. Klappentext Plato's dialogues show Socrates at different ages! beginning when he was about nineteen and already deeply immersed in philosophy and ending with his execution five decades later. Offering an analysis of Plato's "Protagoras! Charmides! and Republic"! this book charts Socrates' discovery of a proper politics to shelter and advance philosophy. Zusammenfassung Plato's dialogues show Socrates at different ages! beginning when he was about nineteen and already deeply immersed in philosophy and ending with his execution five decades later. Offering an analysis of Plato's "Protagoras! Charmides! and Republic"! this book charts Socrates' discovery of a proper politics to shelter and advance philosophy.

Product details

• Authors: Laurence Lampert, Lampert Laurence
• Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 05.01.2013
• EAN: 9780226006284
• ISBN: 978-0-226-00628-4
• No. of pages: 452
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Ancient Greece, PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / Ancient & Classical, Ancient Greek and Roman philosophy, Western philosophy: Ancient, to c 500