Plato's Ethics

by Terence Irwin

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The aim of this book is to demonstrate that Plato's rejection of Socrates' instrumentalism is one of the key elements in the development of Plato's philosophical perspective. The book, which is structured in 20 chapters, is a dialogue by dialogue commentary, which discusses Plato's ethics in context of his metaphysics and epistemology.

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Terence Irwin is Professor of Philosophy at Cornell University

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Philosophy, Nonfiction
DDC/MDS
184Philosophy and PsychologyAncient, medieval & eastern philosophyPlatonic philosophy
LCC
B398 .E8 .I78Philosophy, Psychology and ReligionPhilosophy (General)By periodAncient
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