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082			_a183.2 _bVLA
100			_aVlastos, Gregory
245			_aSocrates : ironist and moral philosopher
260			_bCambridge University Press, _c1991 _aNew York :
300			_axii, 334 p. ; _bill., _c23 cm.
365			_b3343.00 _c₹ _d01
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and indexes.
520			_aVlastos is the greatest living writer on Greek philosophy, and his book on the historical Socrates--many years in the making--has been eagerly awaited. Although the main arguments have appeared in previous articles, their synthesis produces a remarkably cohesive and original philosophical portrait. Vlastos illuminates Socrates' irony, elenchus (means of refutation), disavowal of knowledge, religion, moral radicalism, and eudaimonism (the theory that right actions produce happiness). The book displays the verve, lucidity, rigor, erudition, and imagination that have made Vlastos's work a model for several generations of scholars. Indispensable for both academic and larger general collections." -- Amazon. This long-awaited study of the most enigmatic figure of Greek philosophy reclaims Socrates' originality.
650			_aBiographies
650			_aGreece
650			_aIrony
650			_aPhilosophers
650			_aSocrates
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