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This exceptional collection of articles boasts contributions from many of the leading scholars of the theme of reason and analysis in Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle. They explore one of the most central concepts in Greek philosophy: our human capacity for reasoning. The original and illuminating accounts of these subtle academic minds cover the views held by Greece's trio of philosophic triumvirate on the nature and application of reasoning. They engage with salient themes in their epistemological output, as well as tracing links between each thinker's ideas on chosen topics. The volume features analyses of Plato's Socrates, focusing on his views of moral psychology, obligations to the law, the foundations of politics, justice and retribution, and Socratic virtue. On Plato's Republic, the material includes the relationship between politics and philosophy, the primacy of reason over the soul's non-rational characteristics, the analogy of the city and the soul, and our responsibility for choosing how we live our lives. The anthology also probes Plato's commentary on the contribution of logos (reason or language) to the theory of forms. A quartet of reflections on Aristotelian themes such as the connections between knowledge and belief, the nature of essence and function, and his theories of virtue and grace, complete the set. Blending academic authority with creative flair, this book will be a prized addition to the libraries of all those studying and researching the tenets of Greek and Western philosophy.
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Explores one of the most central concepts of Greek Philosophy: our human capacity for reasoning Original
Synopsis
This distinctive collection of original articles features contributions from many of the leading scholars of ancient Greek philosophy. They explore the concept of reason and the method of analysis and the central role they play in the philosophies of Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle. They engage with salient themes in metaphysics, epistemology, ethics, and political theory, as well as tracing links between each thinker s ideas on selected topics.
The volume contains analyses of Plato s Socrates, focusing on his views of moral psychology, the obligation to obey the law, the foundations of politics, justice and retribution, and Socratic virtue. On Plato s Republic, the discussions cover the relationship between politics and philosophy, the primacy of reason over the soul s non-rational capacities, the analogy of the city and the soul, and our responsibility for choosing how we live our own lives. The anthology also probes Plato s analysis of logos (reason or language) which underlies his philosophy including the theory of forms.A quartet of reflections explores Aristotelian themes including the connections between knowledge and belief, the nature of essence and function, and his theories of virtue and grace.
The volume concludes with an insightful intellectual memoir by David Keyt which charts the rise of analytic classical scholarship in the past century and along the way provides entertaining anecdotes involving major figures in modern academic philosophy.Blending academic authority with creative flair and demonstrating the continuing interest of ancient Greek philosophy, this book will be a valuable addition to the libraries of all those studying and researching the origins of Western philosophy.
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In this book, scholars of Socrates, Plato and Aristotle explore one of the central concepts in Greek philosophy: our human capacity for reasoning. Analyzes the relationship of politics and philosophy, connections between knowledge and belief and much more.
Synopsis
This distinctive collection of original articles features contributions from many of the leading scholars of ancient Greek philosophy.
Table of Contents
Introduction.- 1. David Keyt: A Life in the Academy.- 2. Thomas C. Brickhouse and Nicholas D. Smith: Moral Psychology in Plato's Apology.- 3. Jean Roberts: Socrates, the Athenian.- 4. Stephen Gardiner: Socrates on the Impossibility of a Reasonable Politics.-