Socrates founding political philosophy in Xenophon's Economist, Symposium, and Apology

Socrates founding political philosophy in Xenophon's Economist, Symposium, and Apology / Thomas L. Pangle.

"Thomas Pangle continues his exploration of the work of Xenophon, a student of Socrates and a historian, who wrote about Socrates, the man, his ideas, and their reception in Athens. In a sequel to his earlier account of Xenophon's 'Memorabilia', this book takes up the three remai...

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Main Author: Pangle, Thomas L. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Chicago, IL : The University of Chicago Press, 2020.
Subjects:
Socrates > Political and social views.
Xenophon. > Oeconomicus.
Xenophon. > Symposium.
Xenophon. > Apology.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Chapter 1. The Socratic science of economics
  • Chapter 2. The case for farming
  • Chapter 3. Teaching Socrates how a gentleman educates his wife
  • Chapter 4. Teaching Socrates the activities of a gentleman
  • Chapter 5. Teaching Socrates how a gentleman educates his overseers
  • Chapter 6. Teaching Socrates the art of farming
  • Chapter 7. Socrates leading the festivity of gentlemen in the 'Symposium'
  • Chapter 8. Deliberate defiance in the 'Apology'
  • Appendix : Preliminary observations on the contrasts and complementarities between Xenophon's and Plato's presentations of Socrates
  • Notes
  • Works cited
  • Index of names..

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