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E-book
A Companion to SocratesISBN: 978-1-4051-5458-1
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560 pages
April 2008, 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.
- 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



