A Companion to Socrates

Written by an outstanding international team of scholars, this <i>Companion</i> explores the profound influence of Socrates on the history of Western philosophy. <ul> <li>Discusses the life of Socrates and key philosophical doctrines associated with him</li> <li>Covers the whole range of Socratic studies from the ancient world to contemporary European philosophy</li> <li>Examines Socrates’ place in the larger philosophical traditions of the Hellenistic world, the Roman Empire, the Arabic world, the Renaissance, and contemporary Europe</li> <li>Addresses interdisciplinary subjects such as Socrates and Nietzsche, Socrates and psychoanalysis, and representations of Socrates in art</li> <li>Helps readers to understand the meaning and significance of Socrates across the ages</li> </ul>