Arguing with Socrates: An Introduction to Plato's Shorter Dialogues

by Christopher Warne

Book Overview

Ranging from the Symposium to the Apology, this is a concise but authoritative guide to the most important and widely studied of Plato's Socratic dialogues.

Taking each of the major dialogues in turn, Arguing with Socrates encourages students to engage directly with the questions that Socrates raises and with their relevance to 21st century life. Along the way, the book draws on Socrates' thought to explore such questions as:...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1441195440
• ISBN13: 9781441195449
• Release Date: August 2013
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.4" x 8.4"