Socrates on self-improvement : knowledge, virtue, and happiness /

Few would doubt that Plato intends to portray Socrates as an exemplar of human excellence. In Plato's Apology, Socrates cites the authority of Delphi in support of his claim to be the wisest of men, if only because he is so well aware of his own ignorance. Later in that same dialogue, we learn...

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Main Author:	Smith, Nicholas D., 1949- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, [2021]
Subjects:	Socrates. Plato. Knowledge, Theory of. Self-actualization (Psychology) Ethics. PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / Ancient & Classical.