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The Socratic Paradox and Its Enemies

The Socratic Paradox and Its Enemies( )
Author: Weiss, Roslyn
ISBN:978-0-226-89173-6
Publication Date:Sep 2008
Publisher:University of Chicago Press
Book Format:Paperback
List Price:AUD $56.95
Book Description:

In The Socratic Paradox and Its Enemies, Roslyn Weiss argues that the Socratic paradoxes--no one does wrong willingly, virtue is knowledge, and all the virtues are one--are best understood as Socrates' way of combating sophistic views: that no one is willingly just, those who are just and temperate are ignorant fools, and only some virtues (courage and wisdom) but not others (justice, temperance, and piety) are marks of true excellence.  ...
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Book Details
Pages:248
Detailed Subjects: Philosophy / History & Surveys / Ancient & Classical
Philosophy / Ethics & Moral Philosophy
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):1.62 x 2.32 x 0.16 cm
Book Weight:0.436 Kilograms



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