Before and after Socrates by Frances Macdonald Cornford (1932, Trade Paperback)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherCambridge University Press
ISBN-100521091136
ISBN-139780521091138
eBay Product ID (ePID)147113

Product Key Features

Number of Pages124 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameBefore and after Socrates
Publication Year1932
SubjectHistory & Surveys / Ancient & Classical
TypeTextbook
AuthorFrances Macdonald Cornford
Subject AreaPhilosophy
FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.4 in
Item Weight3.7 Oz
Item Length7.2 in
Item Width4.3 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN33-009379
Dewey Edition22
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
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal180
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.
LC Classification NumberB171 .C7
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