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A unique, courageous and dedicated seeker after the truth—and the greatest thinker of his time—Socrates has held his place as one of the most celebrated philosophers for over 2300 years.
Socrates created and embodied a living holistic philosophy that integrated mind, body and soul. Concerned solely with ethics, he asked the timeless question that affects us all: What is the right way to live?
Much of what we know about this remarkable thinker was captured by his most famous student, Plato—yet Plato altered one of the most essential part of Socrates’ thought. Now, this clear and insightful book presents a new, fully-rounded portrait of Socrates’ philosophy, life, and tragic death—drawing on the earliest, most authentic dialogues of Plato, but also on the more down-to-earth writings of Xenophon, another student of Socrates. Mark Forstater shows how he was not just a thinker for 4th-century BCE Athens, but can still help us find meaning in this new and troubled century.
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