Socrates-Arg Philosophers

Taylor & Francis

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\u2019s Socrates\u2014the man and his talks, his philosophical method, his questions, his arguments, and his beliefs about what is good and right. > Part One THE PHILOSOPHER AND THE CITIZEN I Introduction to Plato\u2019s Socrates II Socrates and the Laws of Athens 1 Socrates\u2019 arguments in the Crito that he ought not to escape from jail 2 Socrates\u2019 views in the Apology about the citizen, his city, and its laws 3 Is there any inconsistency between the Apology and the Crito? Part Two SOCRATIC METHOD III Socratic Questions and Assumptions 1 A sample of Socrates\u2019 questions 2 Questions about Socratic questions 3 The pragmatics of Socrates\u2019 questionings 4 The syne