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A Companion to Socrates
ISBN: 978-1-4051-0863-8
Hardcover
552 pages
February 2006, Wiley-Blackwell
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Written by an outstanding international team of scholars, this Companion explores the profound influence of Socrates on the history of Western philosophy.

* A survey exploring the profound influence of Socrates on the history of Western philosophy.

* Discusses the life of Socrates and key philosophical doctrines associated with him.

* Covers the whole range of Socratic studies from the ancient world to contemporary European philosophy.

* Examines Socrates' place in the larger philosophical traditions of the Hellenistic world, the Roman Empire, the Arabic world, the Renaissance, and contemporary Europe.

* Addresses interdisciplinary subjects such as Socrates and Nietzsche, Socrates and psychoanalysis, and representations of Socrates in art.

* Helps readers to understand the meaning and significance of Socrates across the ages.

* Written by an outstanding international team of scholars, all of whom are recognized experts in their particular field.