Introduction: Platonic dramatology
The political and philosophical problems. Using pre-Socratic philosophy to support political reform: the Athenian stranger ; Plato's Parmenides: Parmenides' critique of Socrates and Plato's critique of Parmenides ; Becoming Socrates ; Socrates interrogates his contemporaries about the noble and good
Paradigms of philosophy. Socrates' positive teaching ; Timaeus-Critias: completing or challenging Socratic political philosophy? ; Socratic practice
The trial and death of Socrates. The limits of human intelligence ; The Eleatic challenge ; The trial and death of Socrates
Conclusion: Why Plato made Socrates his hero.
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Plato's philosophers : the coherence of the dialogues by Catherine H. Zuckert. ISBN 9780226993355. Published by University of Chicago Press in 2009. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.
