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The Foundations of Socratic Ethics
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
Full Title:
The Foundations of Socratic Ethics
Contributors:
By (Author) Alfonso Gomez-Lobo
Publisher:
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc
Imprint:
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc
Publication Date:
15th January 2001
Country:
United States
Classifications
Readership:
Tertiary Education
Genre:
Fiction/Non-fiction:
Non Fiction
Main Subject:
Dewey:
183.2
Physical Properties
Physical Format:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
160
Dimensions:
Width 140mm, Height 216mm
Weight:
171g
Description
Gomez-Lobo (Georgetown University) argues that behind the facade of Socratic irony lies a strictly deductive system of ethics suspended from twin axioms, one governing practical rationality and the other specifying the ingredients of the good life. But Plato, he says, tried to found Socrates' ethics on a metaphysical principle.
Reviews
"An indisputably noble tome that touches base with all the obvious ingredients, it has much to commend it..." -- Practical Philosophy, Autumn 2002.
Author Bio
Alfonso Gomez-Lobo
