David M. Leibowitz (Ohio Kenyon College)

The Ironic Defense of Socrates

Plato's Apology

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book offers a controversial interpretation of Plato's Apology of Socrates. David Leibowitz arrives at unconventional conclusions about Socrates' teaching on virtue, politics, and the gods; the significance of his famous turn from natural philosophy to political philosophy; and the purpose of his insolent 'defense speech'.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 206
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Juli 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 468g
• ISBN-13: 9780521194792
• ISBN-10: 0521194792
• Artikelnr.: 29011475

Autorenporträt

David Leibowitz is currently Assistant Professor of Political Science at Kenyon College and has also taught at Michigan State University and the University of Toronto. He received his PhD from Harvard University.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
1. Title and preliminary considerations
2. Prooemium
3. Prothesis
4. Defense against the charges of the first accusers
5. Defense against the present accusers
6. Digression on nobility and death
7. Epilogue
8. Penalty section
9. Final speech
10. Conclusion: Socrates' human wisdom and knowledge of virtue.