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Open Socrates

- The Case for a Philosophical Life
Af: Agnes Callard Engelsk Hardback

Open Socrates

- The Case for a Philosophical Life
Af: Agnes Callard Engelsk Hardback
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'Professor of philosophy and a public intellectual for the internet age, Callard shows how Socrates can inform the way we live our lives – from romance to politics' Guardian, Books to Look Forward to in 2025A new and vibrant understanding of Socrates, his work, and his unique approach to learningSocrates has been hiding in plain sight. We call him the father of Western philosophy, but what exactly are his philosophical views? He is famous for his humility, but readers often find him arrogant and condescending. We parrot his claim that 'the unexamined life is not worth living,' yet take no steps to live examined ones. We know that he was tried, convicted, and executed for 'corrupting the youth,' but freely assign Socratic dialogues to today’s youths, to introduce them to philosophy. We’ve lost sight of what made him so dangerous. In Open Socrates, acclaimed philosopher Agnes Callard recovers the radical energy at the centre of Socrates’ thought and shows why it is still the way to a good life. Callard draws our attention to Socrates’ startling discovery that we don’t know how to ask ourselves the most important questions— about how we should live, and how we might change. Before a person even has a chance to reflect, their bodily desires or the forces of social conformity have already answered on their behalf. To ask the most important questions, we need help. Callard argues that the true ambition of the famous “Socratic method” is to reveal what one human being can be to another. You can use another person in many ways—for survival, for pleasure, for comfort— but you are engaging them to the fullest when you call on them to help answer your questions and challenge your answers. Here Callard shows that Socrates’ method allows us to make progress in thinking about how to manage romantic love, how to confront one’s own death, and how to approach politics. In the process, she gives us nothing less than a new ethics to live by.
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'Professor of philosophy and a public intellectual for the internet age, Callard shows how Socrates can inform the way we live our lives – from romance to politics' Guardian, Books to Look Forward to in 2025A new and vibrant understanding of Socrates, his work, and his unique approach to learningSocrates has been hiding in plain sight. We call him the father of Western philosophy, but what exactly are his philosophical views? He is famous for his humility, but readers often find him arrogant and condescending. We parrot his claim that 'the unexamined life is not worth living,' yet take no steps to live examined ones. We know that he was tried, convicted, and executed for 'corrupting the youth,' but freely assign Socratic dialogues to today’s youths, to introduce them to philosophy. We’ve lost sight of what made him so dangerous. In Open Socrates, acclaimed philosopher Agnes Callard recovers the radical energy at the centre of Socrates’ thought and shows why it is still the way to a good life. Callard draws our attention to Socrates’ startling discovery that we don’t know how to ask ourselves the most important questions— about how we should live, and how we might change. Before a person even has a chance to reflect, their bodily desires or the forces of social conformity have already answered on their behalf. To ask the most important questions, we need help. Callard argues that the true ambition of the famous “Socratic method” is to reveal what one human being can be to another. You can use another person in many ways—for survival, for pleasure, for comfort— but you are engaging them to the fullest when you call on them to help answer your questions and challenge your answers. Here Callard shows that Socrates’ method allows us to make progress in thinking about how to manage romantic love, how to confront one’s own death, and how to approach politics. In the process, she gives us nothing less than a new ethics to live by.
Produktdetaljer
Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 416
ISBN-13: 9780241476192
Indbinding: Hardback
Udgave:
ISBN-10: 0241476194
Kategori: Antikkens filosofi
Udg. Dato: 14 jan 2025
Længde: 39mm
Bredde: 165mm
Højde: 240mm
Forlag: Penguin Books Ltd
Oplagsdato: 14 jan 2025
Forfatter(e): Agnes Callard
Forfatter(e) Agnes Callard


Kategori Antikkens filosofi


ISBN-13 9780241476192


Sprog Engelsk


Indbinding Hardback


Sider 416


Udgave


Længde 39mm


Bredde 165mm


Højde 240mm


Udg. Dato 14 jan 2025


Oplagsdato 14 jan 2025


Forlag Penguin Books Ltd