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Book SynopsisChallenging the standard conception of the history of political thought, Roslyn Weiss proposes that political philosophy begins not with the superemacy of the state over the citizen but with the primacy of the citizen in his deliberative exercise of reason with respect to justice.
Trade ReviewIf one examines Socrates Dissatisfied within the framework that Weiss chose to examine the Crito, her study is of interest and is worthy of examination. * Polis *
A genuinely valuable contribution to the literature on the Crito. It gives the alternative to the standard view of the dialogue a serious run for its money. And it is the work of an author who has paid scrupulous attention to the many details of the dialogue's structure and content, and whose reading has, to a very large extent, sought to accommodate them. Weiss' work on the dialogue has set a standard for others to follow. * Classical Philology *
Table of ContentsPart 1 Introduction: A Dissatisfied Socrates Part 2 Remaining at the Station Chapter 3 Justice and Philosophy Chapter 4 Authority and Law Chapter 5 Gods and "The God" Chapter 6 Athens Chapter 7 Proper Conduct in Court Chapter 8 The Penalties Chapter 9 Hades Part 10 Running the Risk for Friendship Chapter 11 Crito as Socrates' Friend Chapter 12 The Unphilosophical Crito Chapter 13 Crito's Conception of the Just, the Brave, and the Shameful Chapter 14 Crito's Questionable Morality Chapter 15 Crito's Manner of Addressing Socrates Part 16 The Philosophical Argument against Escape Chapter 17 Socrates' Procedure for Solving Moral Questions Chapter 18 Socrates' Moral Principles Chapter 19 Socrates' Arguments against Escape Chapter 20 Socrates as Crito's Friend Part 21 "Especially an Orator" Chapter 22 Protecting Crito Chapter 23 The Laws as Rhetoricians Chapter 24 The Citizen's Agreement Part 25 "Whatever We Bid" Chapter 26 The City as Parent and Master Chapter 27 The Argument from Agreement Chapter 28 Escape Will Benefit No One Part 29 The Corybantic Cure Chapter 30 The Corybantic Metaphor Chapter 31 Why Crito Would "Speak in Vain" Chapter 32 The Way the God Is Leading Part 33 A Fool Satisfied Chapter 34 Engaging Crito Chapter 35 Benefiting Crito Chapter 36 Protecting the Reader Part 37 Restoring the Radical Socrates Part 38 Bibliography Part 39 Index
