Dimensions
126 x 197 x 16mm
Unlocking the Wisdom of One of the Greatest Thinkers of All Time.
A unique, courageous and dedicated seeker after the truth - and the greatest thinker of his time - Socrates has held his place as one of the world's most celebrated philosophers for over 2,300 years.
Socrates created and embodied a living holistic philosophy that integrated mind, body and soul. Concerned solely with ethics, he asked the timeless question that affects us all: What is the right way to live?
Much of what we know about this remarkable thinker was captured by his most famous student, Plato - yet Plato altered the most essential part of Socrates' thought. Now, this clear and insightful book presents a new, fully-rounded portrait of Socrates' philosophy, life, and tragic death - drawing on the earliest, most authentic dialogues of Plato, but also on the more down-to-earth writings of Xenophon, another student of Socrates.
Mark Forstater shows how he was not just a thinker for 4th-century BCE Athens, but can still help us find meaning in this new and troubled century.
