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ISBN-13: 9781498511278
Publisher: ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD PUBLISHERS
Imprint: LEXINGTON BOOKS
By Anne-Marie Schultz
Price: AUD $111.00
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Local release date: 16/04/2015
Format: Paperback 232 pages Weight: 0g
Categories: Western philosophy: Ancient, to c 500 [HPCA]

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Google Preview: This book explores Socrates' role as narrator of the Lysis, Charmides, Protagoras, Euthydemus, and Republic. New insights about each dialogue emerge through careful attention to Socrates' narrative commentary. These insights include a re-reading of the aporetic ending of the Lysis, a view of philosophy as a means of overcoming tyranny in the Charmides, a reconsideration of virtue in the Protagoras, an enhanced understanding of Crito in the Euthydemus, and an uncovering of two models of virtue cultivation (self-mastery and harmony) in the Republic. This book presents Socrates' narrative commentary as a mechanism that illustrates how the emotions shape Socrates' self-understanding, his philosophical exchanges with others, and his view of the Good. As a result, this book challenges the dominant interpretation of Socrates as an intellectualist. It offers a holistic vision of the practice of philosophy that we would do well to embrace in our contemporary world.; Introduction Chapter One: The Lysis: Learning to Listen to Socrates Chapter Two: Chastening Charmides Chapter Three: Performing Philosophy in the Protagoras Chapter Four: Evaluating Eristic in the Euthydemus Chapter Five: Self-Mastery and Harmony in Plato's Republic Chapter Six: Musing on the Republic: Its Homeric, Socratic, and Platonic Narratives Conclusion: Composing a Vision of Philosophy from Plato's Socrates as Narrator Works Cited Index; Google Preview content