Isbn: 9780710011787 - socrates, man and myth (1 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good-. First Edition. No signatures. Some foxing to dust wrapper. Some small tears to margins of dust wrapper. Dust wrapper protected in archival mylar cover.; xiv, 336 pages. Blue cloth boards. Page dimensions: 216 x 137mm. "The purpose of this book is to make a critical analysis of the controversial Socratic problem. The Socratic issue owes its paramount difficulty not only to the present status of available source materials, but also to the radical diversity of opinion as to the proper use of these materials." - from the Preface. Contents: Preface; The General Nature of Xenophon's Socratica; Xenophon's Defence of Socrates before his Judges; Xenophon's Memorabilia 1.1.1 -1.2.64; Polycrates' 'Kategoria Socratous'; The Antisthenian Elements in the Two Apologies of Xenophon; The Antisthenian Elements in the 'Kategoria Socratous' of Polycrates; The Political Aspects of the Socratic Problem; Conclusions and Implications; Notes; Index.; 8vo.…