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For much of its history, philosophy was not merely a theoretical discipline but a way of life, an 'art of living'. This title provides an incisive reevaluation of Socrates' place in the Western philosophical tradition and shows the importance of Socrates for Montaigne, Nietzsche, and Foucault.

Table of Contents
Preface Introduction PART ONE: SILENCE 1.Platonic Irony: Author and Audience 2.Socratic Irony: Character and Interlocutors 3.Socratic Irony: Character and Author PART TWO: VOICES 4.A Face for Socrates' Reason: Montaigne's "Of physiognomy" 5.A Reason for Socrates' Face: Nietzsche on "The problem of Socrates" 6.A Fate for Socrates' Reason: Foucault on the Care of the Self Notes Bibliography Index

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      Publisher: University of California Press
      Publication Date: 01/03/2000
      ISBN13: 9780520224902, 978-0520224902
      ISBN10: 0520224906

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      For much of its history, philosophy was not merely a theoretical discipline but a way of life, an 'art of living'. This title provides an incisive reevaluation of Socrates' place in the Western philosophical tradition and shows the importance of Socrates for Montaigne, Nietzsche, and Foucault.

      Table of Contents
      Preface Introduction PART ONE: SILENCE 1.Platonic Irony: Author and Audience 2.Socratic Irony: Character and Interlocutors 3.Socratic Irony: Character and Author PART TWO: VOICES 4.A Face for Socrates' Reason: Montaigne's "Of physiognomy" 5.A Reason for Socrates' Face: Nietzsche on "The problem of Socrates" 6.A Fate for Socrates' Reason: Foucault on the Care of the Self Notes Bibliography Index

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