Arguing with Socrates: An Introduction to Plato’s Shorter Dialogues PDF
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Arguing with Socrates ALSO AVAILABLE FROM BLOOMSBURY The Bloomsbury Companion to Socrates, edited by John Bussanich and Nicholas D. Smith Plato: A Guide for the Perplexed, Gerald A. Press Plato’s Republic, Luke Purshouse Socrates: A Guide for the Perplexed, Sara Ahbel-Rappe Arguing with Socrates An Introduction to Plato’s Shorter Dialogues CHRISTOPHER WARNE Bloomsbury Academic An imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc 50 Bedford Square 175 Fifth Avenue London New York WC1B 3DP NY 10010 UK USA www.bloomsbury.com First published 2013 © Christopher Warne, 2013 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or any information storage or retrieval system, without prior permission in writing from the publishers. Christopher Warne has asserted his right under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act, 1988, to be identified as Author of this work. No responsibility for loss caused to any individual or organization acting on or refraining from action as a result of the material in this publication can be accepted by Bloomsbury Academic or the author. British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. ISBN: 978–1–6235–6254–0 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data A catalog record for this book is available from the Library of Congress. Typeset by Fakenham Prepress Solutions, Fakenham, Norfolk NR21 8NN To Cathy Thank you CONTENTS Preface xi PART ONE 1 1 People 3 Introduction 3 Socrates 4 The interlocutors 7 Plato 10 Conclusion 11 2 How Socrates argues 13 Introduction 13 The Socratic elenchus 14 The ‘What is F?’ question 19 Knowledge and ignorance 23 Epagoge 26 Socratic and Platonic irony 28 Conclusion 30 PART TWO 33 3 Apology 35 Introduction 35 The drama 36 viii CONTENTS The justice of philosophy 38 The text 41 Conclusion 51 4 Crito 53 Introduction 53 The drama 54 Obedience to the law 56 The text 58 Conclusion 68 5 Euthyphro 69 Introduction 69 The drama 70 Piety 72 The text 74 Conclusion 84 6 Hippias Major 85 Introduction 85 The drama 86 Beauty in action 88 The text 90 Conclusion 98 7 Ion 99 Introduction 99 The drama 100 Story and truth 101 The text 103 Conclusion 114 CONTENTS ix 8 Laches 115 Introduction 115 The drama 116 Courage 118 The text 121 Conclusion 129 9 Meno 131 Introduction 131 The drama 132 Can virtue be taught? 133 The text 136 Conclusion 145 10 Protagoras 147 Introduction 147 The drama 148 The unity of virtue 150 The text 152 Conclusion 163 11 Symposium 165 Introduction 165 The drama 166 Erotic desire 167 The text 170 Conclusion 180 Notes 183 Guide to further reading 199 Index 207
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