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17Glaucon’s Fate. History, Myth, and Character in Plato’s Republic, written by Jacob HowlandPolis 36 (2): 401-404. 2019.
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16Socratic Perplexity and the Nature of Philosophy, and: The Philosophy of Socrates (review)Journal of the History of Philosophy 39 (1): 137-139. 2001.In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content:Journal of the History of Philosophy 39.1 (2001) 137-139 [Access article in PDF] Gareth B. Matthews. Socratic Perplexity and the Nature of Philosophy. New York: Oxford University Press, 1999. Pp. 137. Cloth, $29.95 Thomas C. Brickhouse and Nicholas D. Smith. The Philosophy of Socrates. Boulder, CO: Westview Press, 2000. Pp. x + 290. Paper $22.00. Matthews' little book tracks the course of Socrates' perplexity, which, Matthews contend…Read more
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15Good for Anything?Ancient Philosophy 42 (1): 83-103. 2022.This paper aims to show that in Republic ii Glaucon and Adeimantus contend that being just is not a good of any kind; it is the good consequences of seeming just that place it in Glaucon’s third and lowest class of goods. The brothers challenge Socrates to prove that being just has good consequences. They do not ask him to prove that being just is good for itself apart from its consequences, nor is this something he attempts to prove.
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13The Moral and Social Dimensions of GratitudeSouthern Journal of Philosophy 23 (4): 491-501. 2010.
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13Saadiah on Divine Grace and Human SufferingJournal of Jewish Thought and Philosophy 9 (2): 155-171. 2000.
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11Philosophers in the Republic: Plato's two paradigmsCornell University Press. 2012.Roslyn Weiss offers a new interpretation of Platonic moral philosophy based on an unconventional reading of the Republic. Her basic argument begins with the point that Plato means for us to react badly to the philosopher-rulers of Book 7. She then makes the case that there are two distinct kinds of philosopher in the Republic--one that is ideal and one that is farcical--and that each represents a separate type of justice. Finally, she argues that Plato recognizes this dualism and points the way …Read more
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9Crescas: Light of the Lord : Translated with Introduction and Notes (edited book)Oxford University Press. 2018.This is the first complete English translation of Hasdai Crescas's Light of the Lord, a seminal work of medieval Jewish philosophy. Crescas challenges the Aristotelian underpinnings of medieval thought, introduces alternative physical and metaphysical theories, and presents service to the God of love and benefaction as the goal for humankind.
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7Ο 'Αγαθός As ΌΔυνατός in the Hippias MinorClassical Quarterly 31 (2): 287-304. 1981.This paper is an attempt so to construe the arguments of the Hippias Minor as to remove the justification for regarding it as unworthy of Plato either because of its alleged fallaciousness and Sophistic mode of argument or because of its alleged immorality. It focuses, therefore, only on the arguments and their conclusions, steering clear of the dialogue's dramatic and literary aspects. Whereas I do not wish to deny the importance of these aspects to a proper understanding of the dialogue – on t…Read more
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6Wise Guys and Smart Alecks in Republic 1 and 2In G. R. F. Ferrari (ed.), The Cambridge Companion to Plato's Republic, Cambridge University Press. pp. 90--115. 2007.
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5Oh, Brother!: The Fraternity of Rhetoric and Philosophy in Plato's GorgiasInterpretation 30 (2): 195-206. 2003.
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5Free to Care: Socrates’ Political EngagementIn Paul J. Diduch & Michael P. Harding (eds.), Socrates in the Cave: On the Philosopher’s Motive in Plato, Springer Verlag. pp. 165-183. 2018.Taking her bearings from Socrates’ remark in Apology that “I always do your business, going to each of you privately, as a father or an older brother might do, persuading you to care for virtue”, Weiss argues that Socrates’ relationship with Alcibiades exemplifies Socrates’ freedom to care. Freedom to care means, in large part, freedom from the desires that might lead a teacher to sexually exploit his student. As Alcibiades testifies, Socrates exhibits the kind of self-control that is an absolut…Read more
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4Socrates: Seeker or Preacher?In Sara Ahbel‐Rappe & Rachana Kamtekar (eds.), A Companion to Socrates, Blackwell. 2005.This chapter contains sections titled: Exhortation, Refutation, and Examination Inquiry – Not Teaching The “What is x?” Question.
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2Comments on Seeskin and Kreisel’s Essays on Maimonides on CreationIn Raphael Jospe & Dov Schwartz (eds.), Jewish philosophy: perspectives and retrospectives, Academic Studies Press. 2012.
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1Jorge JE Gracia and Jiyuan Yu, eds., Uses and Abuses of the Classics: Western Interpretations of Greek Philosophy Reviewed byPhilosophy in Review 25 (4): 256-259. 2005.
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