Socratic Ignorance: An Essay on Platonic Self-Knowledge
β Scribed by Edward G. Ballard (auth.)
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Year
- 1965
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 197
- Category
- Library
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
β¦ Table of Contents
Front Matter....Pages i-x
Introduction....Pages 1-14
Socratesβ Moral Problem....Pages 15-47
The Problem of Art or Techne....Pages 48-79
The Problem of Knowledge....Pages 80-122
The Platonic Universe....Pages 123-168
Conclusion and Criticism....Pages 169-182
Back Matter....Pages 183-189
β¦ Subjects
Philosophy
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