Overview
- Collects Plato scholars from across philosophy and political theory
- Engages the question of Socrates’ putative “philanthropy” or care for others
- Rereads Plato's works to provide new insights into Socrates' motives for philosophic interlocution
Part of the book series: Recovering Political Philosophy (REPOPH)
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Reviews
“The essays… will be consulted by serious scholars of Plato for a long time to come… an important resource.”(Dustin Sebell, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Michigan State University, USA)
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Michael P. Harding is an Associate Professor of Philosophy and Political Science at Montgomery College, USA. He earned his doctorate from the Institute of Philosophic Studies at the University of Dallas, USA.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Socrates in the Cave
Book Subtitle: On the Philosopher’s Motive in Plato
Editors: Paul J. Diduch, Michael P. Harding
Series Title: Recovering Political Philosophy
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-76831-1
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Political Science and International Studies, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2019
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-76830-4Published: 31 May 2018
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-08302-1Published: 24 January 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-76831-1Published: 17 May 2018
Series ISSN: 2524-7166
Series E-ISSN: 2524-7174
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIV, 347
Topics: Political Theory, Political Philosophy