1st Edition

Socrates, The Original and its Images

By Alan F. Blum Copyright 1978
236 Pages
by Routledge

236 Pages
by Routledge

236 Pages
by Routledge

This book, first published in 1978, is a radical approach to the philosophical distinction between Being and beings, in which the life of Socrates is used as the metaphor for the theoretical life, in contrast to the continuous historical interest in that life as an object for biographical reconstruction and description. Professor Blum’s main concern is to develop a story that coordinates stages... Read more

1. Theory and Life  2. Hedonism  3. Exegesis  4. Justice  5. Work  6. Philosophy  7. The Oracle

Biography

Alan F. Blum