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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Cambridge Univ Pr
Publication date
June 5, 2014
Pages
359
Binding
Paperback
Edition
Reprint
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9781107664616
ISBN-10
1107664616
Dimensions
1 by 6 by 9 in.
Weight
1.15 lbs.
Original list price
$54.99
Other format details
university press
Summaries and Reviews
Amazon.com description: Product Description: This book argues that Plato's Charmides presents a unitary but incomplete argument intended to lead its readers to substantive philosophical insights. Through careful, contextually sensitive analysis of Plato's arguments concerning the virtue of sophrosyne, Thomas M. Tuozzo brings the dialogue's lines of inquiry together, carrying Plato's argument forward to a substantive conclusion. This innovative reading of Charmides reverses misconceptions about the dialogue that stemmed from an impoverished conception of Socratic elenchus and unquestioned acceptance of ancient historiography's demonization of Critias. It views Socratic argument as a tool intended to move its addressee to substantive philosophical insights. It also argues, on the basis of recent historical research, a review of the fragments of Critias' oeuvre, and Plato's use of Critias in other dialogues, that Plato had a nuanced, generally positive view of Critias. Throughout, readers are alerted to textual difficulties whose proper resolution is crucial to understanding Plato's often abstract arguments.
Editions
Hardcover
from Cambridge Univ Pr (September 30, 2011); titled "Plato's Charmides: Positive Elenchus in a "Socratic" Dialogue"
9780521190404 | details & prices | 359 pages | 6.50 × 9.25 × 1.25 in. | 1.40 lbs | List price $120.00
About: This book argues that Plato's Charmides presents a unitary but incomplete argument intended to lead its readers to substantive philosophical insights.
About: This book argues that Plato's Charmides presents a unitary but incomplete argument intended to lead its readers to substantive philosophical insights.
Paperback
The price comparison is for this edition
Reprint edition from Cambridge Univ Pr (June 5, 2014); titled "Plato's Charmides: Positive Elenchus in a "Socratic" Dialogue"
9781107664616 | details & prices | 359 pages | 6.00 × 9.00 × 1.00 in. | 1.15 lbs | List price $54.99
About: This book argues that Plato's Charmides presents a unitary but incomplete argument intended to lead its readers to substantive philosophical insights.
About: This book argues that Plato's Charmides presents a unitary but incomplete argument intended to lead its readers to substantive philosophical insights.
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