Socrates, Ironist and Moral Philosopher: Civilian Control of Nuclear Weapons in the United States

by Gregory Vlastos

Book Overview

"Gregory Vlastos's book begins from the conviction that Socrates' strangeness is 'the key to his philosophy.' It is a marvelous book, in which no major aspect of Socrates' career is eclipsed. The rigor of his arguments, the depth of his moral commitment and understanding, his complex relationship to Athenian ethical traditions, his rational religion: all this comes to life in writing whose vigor and lucidity put the challenge of Socrates squarely...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801497876
• ISBN13: 9780801497872
• Release Date: April 1991
• Publisher: Cornell University Press
• Length: 334 Pages
• Weight: 1.09 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 8.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher