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Informationen zum Autor George Rudebusch is Professor of Philosophy at Northern Arizona University. He is the author of Socrates! Pleasure! and Value (1999). Klappentext "Socrates" presents a compelling case for some life-changing conclusions that follow from a close reading of Socrates' arguments. Offers a highly original study of Socrates and his thought, accessible to contemporary readersArgues that through studying Socrates we can learn practical wisdom to apply to our livesLovingly crafted with humour, thought-experiments and literary references (from the "Iliad" to "Harry Potter"), and with close reading sof key Socratic argumentsAids readers with diagrams to make clear complex arguments Zusammenfassung George Rudebusch's Socrates presents a compelling case for taking Socrates' arguments and wild conclusions seriously! not merely as abstract exercises in cross examining ideas of human excellence! but as a heavenly way for human beings to live. Inhaltsverzeichnis Table of Contents. Introduction. Life. Sources. Method. Interpreting Socrates. Human Excellence and Happiness. Wisdom and Virtue. Knowledge and Belief. Power and Freedom. God and Love. The Philosophical Life
