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Profound ignorance : Plato's Charmides and the saving of wisdom /
No topic could be more relevant in these times than tyranny, "the greatest sickness of the soul." The Charmides of Plato gives us an opportunity to look deeply into the soul or cognitive structure of one of Athens's most notorious tyrants, Critias, the leader of the Thirty Tyrants; an...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Lanham :
Lexington Books,
[2016]
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | No topic could be more relevant in these times than tyranny, "the greatest sickness of the soul." The Charmides of Plato gives us an opportunity to look deeply into the soul or cognitive structure of one of Athens's most notorious tyrants, Critias, the leader of the Thirty Tyrants; an opportunity is also provided during its discussion of the Delphic Oracle and by way of contrast to look deeply into its dialectical opposite, the soul and cognitive structure of the philosopher, Socrates. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (1 volume) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781498501774 149850177X |