Socrates on Self-Improvement - Knowledge, Virtue, and Happiness

Explains how and why Socrates continues to be a foundational figure in western philosophy.

List of contents

Preface; 1. Socrates as exemplar; 2. Socrates as apprentice at virtue; 3. Socratic motivational intellectualism; 4. Socratic ignorance; 5. Is virtue sufficient for happiness; 6. The necessity of virtue for happiness; Afterword. Review and assessment.

About the author

Nicholas D. Smith is James F. Miller Professor of Humanities and Professor of Philosophy at Lewis & Clark College. He has written and edited many books on ancient Greek philosophy and contemporary epistemology, including Plato's Socrates (with T.C. Brickhouse, 1994), Socratic Moral Psychology (with T. C. Brickhouse, Cambridge, 2010), and Summoning Knowledge in Plato's Republic (2019).

Summary

This book explains in clear language with appropriate scholarly attention to detail how and why Socrates continues to be a foundational figure in western philosophy, and especially in ethics and epistemology. It argues that the craft-model of knowledge offers a viable and potent theoretical basis for practical and ethical self-improvement.

Foreword

Explains how and why Socrates continues to be a foundational figure in western philosophy.

Product details

• Authors: Nicholas D. Smith, Nicholas D. (Lewis and Clark College Smith
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.08.2023
• EAN: 9781009012430
• ISBN: 978-1-0-0901243-0
• No. of pages: 202
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; PHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy, PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / Ancient & Classical, Ethics & moral philosophy, Ethics and moral philosophy, Ancient Greek and Roman philosophy, Western philosophy: Ancient, to c 500