Socratic rationalism and political philosophy : an interpretation of Plato's Phaedo

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Socratic rationalism and political philosophy : an interpretation of Plato's Phaedo

Paul Stern

State University of New York Press, c1993

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Includes bibliographical references (p. [227]-234) and index

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In this new interpretation of Plato's Phaedo, Paul Stern considers the dialogue as an invaluable source for understanding the distinctive character of Socratic rationalism. First, he demonstrates, contrary to the charge of such thinkers as Nietzsche, Heidegger, and Rorty, that Socrates' rationalism does not rest on the dogmatic presumption of the rationality of nature. Second, he shows that the distinctively Socratic mode of philosophizing is formulated precisely with a view to vindicating the philosophic life in the face of these uncertainties. And finally, he argues that this vindication results in a mode of inquiry that finds its ground in a clear understanding of the problematical but enduring human situation. Stern concludes that Socratic rationalism, aware as it is of the limits of reason, still provides a nondogmatic and nonarbitrary basis for human understanding.

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Acknowledgments I. Introduction The Issues of the Phaedo Mode of Interpretation II. The Defense of Socrates Overview The Opening Scene Socrates' Poetic Defense of Philosophy Philosophy as Preparation for Death III. The Proofs of Immortality Overview Opposites Recollection Likeness Objections IV. Socrates' 'Second Sailing Overview Misology Socrates' Reply to Simmias: Soul as Harmonia Socrates' Reply to Cebes: The Second Sailing Socrates' varying views of nature The 'second sailing' V. Socrates' Final Teaching Overview Immortality and Imperishability The True Earth The Death of Socrates VI. Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index

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