Defending Socrates: Political Philosophy before the Tribunal of Science by Alex

Description: Defending Socrates by Alex Priou Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Paperback Condition Brand New Description Articulates Platos implicit response to the early modern attack through a holistic interpretation of Platos trilogy of dialogues on the question of knowledge - Theaetetus, Sophist and Statesman. Publisher Description The modern world began with a critique of ancient philosophy as unscientific and in a decisive attempt to progress beyond it. Over time, however, the promises of the early modern philosophers have become increasingly suspect, while the ancients have come to enjoy greater appeal. Defending Socrates articulates Platos implicit response to the early modern attack through a holistic interpretation of Platos trilogy of dialogues on the question of knowledge—Theaetetus, Sophist, and Statesman. In Theaetetus, Socrates attempts to define knowledge with two mathematicians, the young Theaetetus and his teacher Theodorus, but ultimately fails. This failure leads Theodorus, on the following day, to bring along a stranger from the city of Elea to correct Socratess manner of philosophizing. The Eleatic stranger presents us with a scientific alternative to Socrates in Sophist and Statesman. By the end of these dialogues, however, it becomes clear that the obstacles and inconsistencies confronting the strangers alternative are insurmountable. Socratic philosophy turns out to be the only tenable mode. Plato thus directs us back to Theaetetus, which took place the day before but was written afterwards, that is, in full awareness of the strangers alternative. There we find a defense of the unscientific aspects of Socratic philosophy that might provide us guidance amid the broken promises of modernity. Author Biography Alex Priou is a teaching assistant professor in the Herbst Program for Engineering, Ethics, & Society at the University of Colorado Boulder. He is the author of three books on Platonic political philosophy, as well as numerous articles and essays on the history of philosophy. Priou is also the cohost of a political philosophy podcast, The New Thinkery. Details ISBN 0881469149 ISBN-13 9780881469141 Title Defending Socrates Author Alex Priou Format Paperback Year 2023 Pages 200 Publisher Mercer University Press GE_Item_ID:158566594; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

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