{"product_id":"virtue-in-the-cave-moral-inquiry-in-platos-meno-9780739132180","title":"Virtue in the Cave Moral Inquiry in Platos Meno","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVirtue in the Cave advances a distinctive, original, and provocative account of Plato's Meno. -- J. Dybikowski, University of British Columbia\u003cbr\u003eVirtue in the Cave is a groundbreaking book that deserves careful reading and reflection, and will stimulate much fruitful discussion. -- Mary Louise Gill, Brown University\u003cbr\u003eLike Weiss's earlier Socrates Dissatisfied (1998), this volume challenges some of the orthodoxies of Anglo-American Plato scholarship. It is holistic, clear, and coherent. Unlike many other practitioners of the Socratic philosophy approach to Plato's dialogues, Weiss is also sensitive to literary and dramatic nuance. -- Gerald A. Press, Hunter College; CUNY Graduate Center\u003cbr\u003eWeiss persuades me that the slave boy story is designed to be attractive to Meno, who wants virtue to be teachable. -- Kenneth C. Blanchard, Jr., 2010 * The Journal Of The Review Of Politics *\u003cbr\u003eThis is an excellent book which must be read by everyone with a serious interest in Plato. * Bryn Mawr Classical Review *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 1 Introduction: In the Cave Chapter 2 Chapter One. The Struggle over Definition Chapter 3 Chapter Two. Impasse, Paradox, and the Myth of Learning by Recollection Chapter 4 Chapter Three. The Slave-Boy: Learning by Demonstration Chapter 5 Chapter Four. The Road to Larisa: Knowledge, True Opinion, and Eudoxia Chapter 6 Conclusion: The Examined Life Chapter 7 Appendix I: Recollection in the Phaedo Chapter 8 Appendix II: The Abandonment of Moral Inquiry in the Republic","brand":"Lexington Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51037474488663,"sku":"9780739132180","price":40.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/virtue-in-the-cave-moral-inquiry-in-platos-meno-9780739132180","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}