| Description |
1 online resource (296 pages) |
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text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
1. Introduction: Socrates and the precept 'know yourself' -- 2. Charmides: on impossibility and uselessness -- 3. Alcibiades: mirrors of the soul -- 4. Phaedrus: less conceited than Typhon -- 5. Philebus: pleasure and unification -- 6. Xenophon's Memorabilia 4.2: owning yourself -- 7. Conclusion: challenges and a defense. |
| Summary |
"In this book, the first systematic study of Socrates's reflections on self-knowledge, Christopher Moore examines the ancient precept 'know yourself' and, drawing on Plato, Aristophanes, Xenophon, and others, reconstructs and reassesses the arguments about self-examination, personal ideals, and moral maturity at the heart of the Socratic project. What has been thought to be a purely epistemological or metaphysical inquiry turns out to be deeply ethical, intellectual, and social. Knowing yourself is more than attending to your beliefs, discerning the structure of your soul, or recognizing your ignorance - it is constituting yourself as a self who can be guided by knowledge toward the good life. This is neither a wholly introspective nor a completely isolated pursuit: we know and constitute ourselves best through dialogue with friends and critics. This rich and original study will be of interest to researchers in the philosophy of Socrates, selfhood, and ancient thought"-- Provided by publisher |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Socrates.
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Socrates. |
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Socrates v469-v399. |
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Self (Philosophy)
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Self (Philosophy) |
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Self-knowledge, Theory of.
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Self-knowledge, Theory of. |
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Philosophy, Ancient.
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Philosophy, Ancient. |
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PHILOSOPHY -- History & Surveys -- Ancient & Classical. |
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Selbsterkenntnis. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: 9781107123304 1107123305 (DLC) 2015014245 (OCoLC)907495341 |
| ISBN |
9781316401248 (electronic book) |
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1316401243 (electronic book) |
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9781316410455 (electronic book) |
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1316410455 (electronic book) |
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1316409902 |
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9781316409909 |
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1316410013 |
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9781316410011 |
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1107558476 |
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9781107558472 |
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9781107123304 (hardback) |
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1107123305 (hardback) |
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9781107558472 (paperback) |
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