A companion to Socrates / edited by Sara Ahbel-Rappe and Rachana Kamtekar.

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TextSeries: Blackwell companions to philosophyPublication details: Chichester, West Sussex ; Malden, Mass. : Wiley-Blackwell, 2009.Description: xxiv, 533 p. : ill. ; 25 cmContent type:

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9781405192606
1405192607

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Socrates

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183.2

Summary: "This Companion explores the profound influence of Socrates on the history of Western philosophy and provides an in-depth discussion of the various approaches to his philosophy. Written by an outstanding international team of scholars, the volume covers the whole range of Socratic studies from the ancient world to the present day. The contributors review Socrates' life and the key philosophical doctrines associated with him, and examine Socrates' place in the larger philosophical traditions of the Hellenistic world, the Roman Empire, the Arabic world, the Renaissance, and contemporary Europe. They consider interdisciplinary subjects subjects such as Socrates and Nietzsche, Socrates and psychoanalysis, and representations of Socrates in art."--Provided by the publisher.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

"This Companion explores the profound influence of Socrates on the history of Western philosophy and provides an in-depth discussion of the various approaches to his philosophy.
Written by an outstanding international team of scholars, the volume covers the whole range of Socratic studies from the ancient world to the present day. The contributors review Socrates' life and the key philosophical doctrines associated with him, and examine Socrates' place in the larger philosophical traditions of the Hellenistic world, the Roman Empire, the Arabic world, the Renaissance, and contemporary Europe. They consider interdisciplinary subjects subjects such as Socrates and Nietzsche, Socrates and psychoanalysis, and representations of Socrates in art."--Provided by the publisher.