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The Ideas of Socrates by Matthew S. Linck (Hardback, 2007)

The Ideas of Socrates offers a unique interpretation of the ideas (forms, eide) in Plato's writings. In this concise and accessible study, Matthew S. Linck makes four major claims. Firstly, the ideas as Socrates discusses them in the Phaedo , Parmenides , and Symposium are shown to be integral to the person of Socrates as presented in Plato's dialogues. Secondly, Linck argues that if we take Plato's dialogues as an integrated set of writings, then we must ackwledge that the mature Socrates is perfectly aware of the difficulties entailed in the positing of ideas. Thirdly, the book shows that Socrates' recourse to the ideas is t simply an epistemological issue but one of self-transformation. And finally Linck examines how Socrates relates to the ideas in two ways, one practical, the other speculative. As the only group of Plato's narrated dialogues that are t narrated by Socrates, the Phaedo , Parmenides , and Symposium constitute a unique collection. These three dialogues also contain accounts of Socrates as a young man, and all of these accounts explicitly discuss the ideas. The Ideas of Socrates serves as a commentary on the relevant passages of these dialogues and goes on to build up an explicit series of arguments about the ideas that will transform the way in which we approach these key texts. This important new book will be of interest to anyone involved in the study of Ancient Philosophy.

Place of Publication
London
Spine
17mm
Series Title
Continuum Studies in Ancient Philosophy
Content Note
Black & White Illustrations
Author Biography
Matthew S. Linck is Adjunct Professor of Philosophy at Purchase College, SUNY. He has written and taught widely on Ancient Philosophy.
Format
Hardback
Language
English
Author(s)
Matthew S. Linck
Date of Publication
08/02/2007
Subject
Philosophy
Imprint
Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd.
Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Genre
Philosophy

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