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Before and After Socrates by Francis MacDonald Cornford (1932, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherCambridge University Press
ISBN-100521047269
ISBN-139780521047265
eBay Product ID (ePID)56990100
Product Key Features
Number of Pages123 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameBefore and after Socrates
SubjectHistory & Surveys / Ancient & Classical
Publication Year1932
TypeTextbook
AuthorFrancis Macdonald Cornford
Subject AreaPhilosophy
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.6 in
Item Weight7.2 Oz
Item Length7.6 in
Item Width4.7 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
Reviews'Professor Cornford's small book is not only a masterly piece of condensation, nor only a delightful introduction of further reading; it is more, and it claims the attention of every serious student of the subject ... full of suggestive ideas and arresting phrases ... refreshing and stimulating'. Journal of Hellenic Studies, 'Admirable in both tone and content … it can be confidently recommended to those who wish for a competent statement in a short compass of what the Greek philosophers believed and why.'New Statesman, 'Admirable in both tone and content ... it can be confidently recommended to those who wish for a competent statement in a short compass of what the Greek philosophers believed and why.' New Statesman, Professor Cornfords small book is not only a masterly piece of condensation, nor only a delightful introduction of further reading; it is more, and it claims the attention of every serious student of the subject full of suggestive ideas and arresting phrases ... refreshing and stimulating. Journal of Hellenic Studies, Admirable in both tone and content it can be confidently recommended to those who wish for a competent statement in a short compass of what the Greek philosophers believed and why. New Statesman
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SynopsisIn this book, F.M. Cornford explains why the life and work of Socrates stand out as marking a turning-point in the history of thought. He shows how Socrates revolutionized the concept of philosophy, converting it from the study of Nature to the study of the human soul, the meaning of right and wrong, and the ends for which we ought to live. This is, in fact, the story of the whole creative period of Greek philosophy - the Ionian nature of science before Socrates, Socrates himself, and his chief followers, Plato and his pupil Aristotle. It tells of the different contributions each made, and shows how within three centuries the Greek tradition grew to maturity and the fullness of intellectual power., This book explains why the life and work of Socrates radically altered the history of thought. It shows how Socrates revolutionized philosophy, converting it from the study of Nature to that of the human soul, the meaning of right and wrong, and the ends for which we ought to live.
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