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Sophists, Socratics and Cynics (Routledge Revivals)

Author : David Rankin
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317670531
Total Pages : 247 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (176 download)

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Download or read book Sophists, Socratics and Cynics (Routledge Revivals) written by David Rankin and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-06-27 with total page 247 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Sophists, the Socratics and the Cynics had one important characteristic in common: they mainly used spoken natural language as their instrument of investigation, and they were more concerned to discover human nature in its various practical manifestations than the facts of the physical world. The Sophists are too often remembered merely as the opponents of Socrates and Plato. Rankin discusses what social needs prompted the development of their theories and provided a market for their teaching. Five prominent Sophists – Protagoras, Gorgias, Prodicus, Hippias and Thrasymachus – are looked at individually. The author discusses their origins, aims and arguments, and relates the issues they focussed on to debates apparent in contemporary literature. Sophists, Socratics and Cynics, first published in 1983, also traces the sophistic strand in Greek thought beyond the great barrier of Plato, emphasising continuity with the Cynics, and concludes with a look forward to Epicureans and Stoics.

Sophists, Socratics, and Cynics

Author : H. D. Rankin
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780389204213
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (42 download)

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Download or read book Sophists, Socratics, and Cynics written by H. D. Rankin and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Ancient Greek Dialectic and Its Reception

Author : Melina G. Mouzala
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
ISBN 13 : 3110744147
Total Pages : 540 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (17 download)

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Download or read book Ancient Greek Dialectic and Its Reception written by Melina G. Mouzala and published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. This book was released on 2023-09-04 with total page 540 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Julian (Routledge Revivals)

Author : Polymnia Athanassiadi
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317696514
Total Pages : 271 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (176 download)

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Download or read book Julian (Routledge Revivals) written by Polymnia Athanassiadi and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-04-08 with total page 271 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Julian: An Intellectual Biography, first published in 1981, presents a penetrating and scholarly analysis of Julian’s intellectual development against the background of philosophy and religion in the late Roman Empire. Professor Polymnia Athanassiadi tells the story of Julian’s transformation from a reclusive and scholarly adolescent into a capable general and an audacious social reformer. However, his character was fraught with a great many contradictions, tensions and inconsistencies: he could be sensitive and intelligent, but also uncontrollably spontaneous and subject to alternating fits of considerable self-pity and self-delusion. Athanassiadi traces the Emperor Julian’s responses to personal and public challenges, and dwells on the conflicts that each weighty choice imposed on him. This analysis of Julian’s character and of all the issues that confronted him as an emperor, intellectual and mystic is based largely on contemporary evidence, with particular emphasis on the extensive writings of the man himself.

Socrates

Author : Gregory Vlastos
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1139935739
Total Pages : 302 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (399 download)

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Download or read book Socrates written by Gregory Vlastos and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1991-04-11 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This long-awaited study of the most enigmatic figure of Greek philosophy reclaims Socrates' ground-breaking originality. Written by a leading historian of Greek thought, it argues for a Socrates who, though long overshadowed by his successors Plato and Aristotle, marked the true turning point in Greek philosophy, religion and ethics. The quest for the historical figure focuses on the Socrates of Plato's earlier dialogues, setting him in sharp contrast to that other Socrates of later dialogues, where he is used as a mouthpiece for Plato's often anti-Socratic doctrine. At the heart of the book is the paradoxical nature of Socratic thought. But the paradoxes are explained, not explained away. The book highlights the tensions in the Socratic search for the answer to the question 'How should we live?' Conceived as a divine mandate, the search is carried out through elenctic argument, and dominated by an uncompromising rationalism. The magnetic quality of Socrates' personality is allowed to emerge throughout the book. Clearly and forcefully written, philosophically sophisticated but entirely accessible to non-specialists, this book will be of major importance and interest to all those studying ancient philosophy and the history of Western thought.

Diogenes the Cynic

Author : Luis E. Navia
Publisher : Humanities Press International
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Diogenes the Cynic written by Luis E. Navia and published by Humanities Press International. This book was released on 2005 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For over eight hundred years, philosophers--men and women--who called themselves Cynics, literally "dogs" in their language, roamed the streets and byways of the Hellenistic world, teaching strange ideas and practicing a bizarre way of life. Among them, the most important and distinctive was Diogenes of Sinope, who became the archetype of Classical Cynicism. In this comprehensive, thoroughly researched, and engaging book, philosopher Luis E. Navia undertakes the task of reconstructing Diogenes' life and extracting from him lessons that are valuable in our time. The book is divided into five chapters. Chapter 1 provides a biographical sketch of Diogenes constructed on the basis of ancient testimonies. In Chapter 2, the practice of Cynicism, as exemplified by Diogenes, is elucidated. This "war against the world," as Navia describes it, especially the rhetoric of Cynicism, was the primary medium used by the Cynics to convey their message. Chapter 3 clarifies the roots and basis of the Cynic metamorphosis, that is, the process by which Diogenes transformed himself into a dog. This process involves complex psychological, sociological, and philosophical factors, chief among which was Socrates' influence on Diogenes through the agency of Antisthenes. Chapter 4 reconstructs the philosophy of Diogenes by identifying twelve principles of his thought. In Chapter 5, the influence of Diogenes is discussed. Navia emphasizes the vast difference between Diogenes' ideas and style of life on the one hand and, on the other, what is nowadays called cynicism. The book provides abundant references to ancient testimonies and modern scholarship. It includes an extensively annotated translation of Diogenes Laertius's biography of Diogenes and a comprehensive bibliography.

Classical Cynicism

Author : Luis Navia
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 0313029709
Total Pages : 241 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (13 download)

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Download or read book Classical Cynicism written by Luis Navia and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 1996-10-11 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More than a school of philosophy with a defined set of beliefs and convictions, classical Cynicism represents an unconventional sect of philosophers and a way of life. This is a complete account of classical Cynicism from its beginnings in the Socratic circle to its extinction in late Roman times. In this thoroughly documented study, Navia explores various issues related to the sources of information about the Cynics, the development of Cynicism, and the principal representatives of classical Cynicism. Exploring the relationship between classical Cynicism and cynicism as understood in its ordinary modern sense, the author argues that despite their common designation, they represent significantly different philosophical attitudes. This book explicates the main ideas associated with classical Cynicism and argues that, its shortcomings notwithstanding, classical Cynicism furnishes us with a wealthy source of philosophical enlightenment. Individual chapters are devoted to Antisthenes, Diogenes, and Crates, the three principal classical Cynics. Attention is given to the development and application of certain fundamental Cynic ideas and to the transformation of these ideas throughout the eight centuries during which Cynicism was an influential philosophical movement. The book provides abundant references to primary and secondary sources and includes a bibliography of over five hundred entries.

Intellectuals in Politics in the Greek World (Routledge Revivals)

Author : Frank Vatai
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 131774974X
Total Pages : 195 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (177 download)

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Download or read book Intellectuals in Politics in the Greek World (Routledge Revivals) written by Frank Vatai and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-06-17 with total page 195 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Intellectuals in Politics in the Greek World, first published in 1984, was the first comprehensive study of this recurrent theme in political sociology with specific reference to antiquity, and led to significant revaluation of the role of intellectuals in everyday political life. The term ‘intellectual’ is carefully defined, and figures as diverse as Pythagoras, Plato and Aristotle; Isocrates, Heracleides of Ponteius and Clearchus of Soli are discussed. The author examines the difference between the success of an intellectual politician, like Solon, and the failure of those such as Plato who attempted to mould society to abstract ideals. It is concluded that, ultimately, most philosophers were conspicuously unsuccessful when they intervened in politics: citizens regarded them as propagandists for their rulers, while rulers treated them as intellectual ornaments. The result was that many thinkers retreated to inter-scholastic disputation where the political objects of discussion increasingly became far removed from contemporary reality.

Routledge Philosophy Guidebook to Plato and the Trial of Socrates

Author : Thomas C. Brickhouse
Publisher : Psychology Press
ISBN 13 : 9780415156820
Total Pages : 316 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (568 download)

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Download or read book Routledge Philosophy Guidebook to Plato and the Trial of Socrates written by Thomas C. Brickhouse and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An accessible introduction to the ideas of Socrates through four of Plato's most important works: Euthyphro, Apology of Socrates, Crito and Phaedo.

The Cynics

Author : R. Bracht Branham
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520921984
Total Pages : 474 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (29 download)

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Download or read book The Cynics written by R. Bracht Branham and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2023-07-28 with total page 474 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of essays—the first of its kind in English—brings together the work of an international group of scholars examining the entire tradition associated with the ancient Cynics. The essays give a history of the movement as well as a state-of-the-art account of the literary, philosophical and cultural significance of Cynicism from antiquity to the present. Arguably the most original and influential branch of the Socratic tradition, Cynicism has become the focus of renewed scholarly interest in recent years, thanks to the work of Sloterdijk, Foucault, and Bakhtin, among others. The contributors to this volume—classicists, comparatists, and philosophers—draw on a variety of methodologies to explore the ethical, social and cultural practices inspired by the Cynics. The volume also includes an introduction, appendices, and an annotated bibliography, making it a valuable resource for a broad audience.

Socrates

Author : Luis E. Navia
Publisher : Prometheus Books
ISBN 13 : 1616140860
Total Pages : 291 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (161 download)

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Download or read book Socrates written by Luis E. Navia and published by Prometheus Books. This book was released on 2009-12-02 with total page 291 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Philosopher Luis E. Navia presents a compelling portrayal of Socrates in this very readable and well-researched book, which is both a biography of the man and an exploration of his ideas.

The Greek Sophists

Author : John Dillon
Publisher : Penguin UK
ISBN 13 : 0141913363
Total Pages : 494 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (419 download)

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Download or read book The Greek Sophists written by John Dillon and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2003-07-31 with total page 494 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: By mid-5th century BC, Athens was governed by democratic rule and power turned upon the ability of the citizen to command the attention of the people, and to sway the crowds of the assembly. It was the Sophists who understood the art of rhetoric and the importance of transforming effective reasoning into persuasive public speaking. Their enquiries - into the status of women, slavery, the distinction between Greeks and barbarians, the existence of the gods, the origins of religion, and whether virtue can be taught - laid the groundwork for the insights of the next generation of thinkers such as Plato and Aristotle.

The Third City (Routledge Revivals)

Author : Borna Bebek
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780415749695
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (496 download)

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Download or read book The Third City (Routledge Revivals) written by Borna Bebek and published by . This book was released on 2013-11-04 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Third City, first published in 1982, offers an innovative response to the troubled relationship between Western philosophy, as it has been conducted since the Renaissance, and the everyday lives of the communities in which we live. Bebek contends that the model of philosophical reflection is to be found in Plato's dialogues, which, rather than simply describing utopia through a series of abstract 'concepts', were instead designed to impel the learner towards a recognition of the true nature of reality - as much a 'self-recognition' as an understanding of the world 'out there'. Thus, in order to revive the spirit of true philosophy, it is necessary to avoid both the false extremes of idealism and materialism, and to allow ethics once more to merge with epistemology. This title presents an exposition of this ethically based philosophy, allowing the very human insights of Plato to illumine the diverse problems of today.

Socratic Questions

Author : Barry S. Gower
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 042983277X
Total Pages : 238 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (298 download)

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Download or read book Socratic Questions written by Barry S. Gower and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-09-03 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book, first published in 1992, introduces some of Socrates’ problems and some of the problems about him. It seeks at the same time to advance new views, arguments and information on Socrates’ mission, techniques, ethics and later reception. From civil disobedience to ethics, this collection provides stimulating discussions of Socrates’ life, thought and historical significance.

The Sophists in Plato's Dialogues

Author : David D. Corey
Publisher : SUNY Press
ISBN 13 : 1438456174
Total Pages : 330 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (384 download)

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Download or read book The Sophists in Plato's Dialogues written by David D. Corey and published by SUNY Press. This book was released on 2015-05-05 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Draws out numerous affinities between the sophists and Socrates in Platos dialogues. Are the sophists merely another group of villains in Platos dialogues, no different than amoral rhetoricians such as Thrasymachus, Callicles, and Polus? Building on a wave of recent interest in the Greek sophists, The Sophists in Platos Dialogues argues that, contrary to the conventional wisdom, there exist important affinities between Socrates and the sophists he engages in conversation. Both focused squarely on aret? (virtue or excellence). Both employed rhetorical techniques of refutation, revisionary myth construction, esotericism, and irony. Both engaged in similar ways of minimizing the potential friction that sometimes arises between intellectuals and the city. Perhaps the most important affinity between Socrates and the sophists, David D. Corey argues, was their mutual recognition of a basic epistemological insightthat appearances (phainomena) both physical and intellectual were vexingly unstable. Such things as justice, beauty, piety, and nobility are susceptible to radical change depending upon the angle from which they are viewed. Socrates uses the sophists and sometimes plays the role of sophist himself in order to awaken interlocutors and readers from their dogmatic slumber. This in turn generates wonder (thaumas), which, according to Socrates, is nothing other than the beginning of philosophy.

Socrates

Author : Gerasimos Xenophon Santas
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780415203920
Total Pages : 343 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (39 download)

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Download or read book Socrates written by Gerasimos Xenophon Santas and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 343 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Sophists

Author : Patricia F. O'Grady
Publisher : Bristol Classical Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 268 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Sophists written by Patricia F. O'Grady and published by Bristol Classical Press. This book was released on 2008-06-17 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Sophists were bold, exciting innovators with new ideas about Athenian society. Plato criticised the Sophists for promoting dangerous ideas which threatened the traditional structure of society. Were they versatile and multi-talented? This book offers a treatment of the subject by twenty leading scholars in the field.