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A Companion to Socrates

ISBN: 978-1-4051-9260-6
Paperback
560 pages
May 2009, Wiley-Blackwell
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  • A survey exploring the profound influence of Socrates on the history of Western philosophy
  • Discusses the life of Socrates and key philosophical doctrines associated with him
  • Covers the whole range of Socratic studies from the ancient world to contemporary European philosophy
  • Examines Socrates’ place in the larger philosophical traditions of the Hellenistic world, the Roman Empire, the Arabic world, the Renaissance, and contemporary Europe
  • Addresses interdisciplinary subjects such as Socrates and Nietzsche, Socrates and psychoanalysis, and representations of Socrates in art
  • Helps readers to understand the meaning and significance of Socrates across the ages
  • Written by an outstanding international team of scholars, all of whom are recognized experts in their particular field

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