ABSTRACT

First Published in 1999. The purpose of this series is to provide a contemporary assessment and history of the entire course of philosophical thought. Each book constitutes a detailed, critical introduction to the work of a philosopher of major influence and significance. This is a philosophical study of Plato’s Socrates—the man and his talks, his philosophical method, his questions, his arguments, and his beliefs about what is good and right.

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Part One THE PHILOSOPHER AND THE CITIZEN

chapter I|5 pages

Introduction to Plato’s Socrates

chapter II|33 pages

Socrates and the Laws of Athens

part |1 pages

Part Two SOCRATIC METHOD

chapter III|29 pages

Socratic Questions and Assumptions

chapter IV|29 pages

Socratic Definitions

chapter V|32 pages

Socratic Arguments

part |1 pages

Part Three SOCRATIC ETHICS

chapter VII|17 pages

1 Introduction