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51Killing, Confiscating, and Banishing at Gorgias 466-468Ancient Philosophy 12 (2): 299-315. 1992.
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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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13Saadiah on Divine Grace and Human SufferingJournal of Jewish Thought and Philosophy 9 (2): 155-171. 2000.
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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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63The moral and social dimensions of gratitudeSouthern Journal of Philosophy 23 (4): 491-501. 1985.
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10Philosophers 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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35The Socratic Paradox and its EnemiesUniversity of Chicago Press. 2006.In The Socratic Paradox and Its Enemies, Roslyn Weiss argues that the Socratic paradoxes—no one does wrong willingly, virtue is knowledge, and all the virtues are one—are best understood as Socrates’ way of combating sophistic views: ...
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40A rejoinder to professors Gosling and TaylorJournal of the History of Philosophy 28 (1): 117-118. 1990.In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content:A Rejoinder to Professors Gosling and Taylor Hedonism is for Socrates the radical view that pleasure is the standard according to which one ought to steer one's life, the view that pleasure represents the proper end of human existence. Hedonism is not for Socrates the weaker view that the good life is also the most pleasant. Were it not for the Protagoras, all would agree, I think, that Socrates does not regard pleasure as the highes…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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34Colloquium 3: The Unjust Philosophers of Republic VIIProceedings of the Boston Area Colloquium of Ancient Philosophy 27 (1): 65-103. 2012.
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48The Meno (C.) Ionescu Plato's Meno. An Interpretation. Pp. xx + 194. Lanham, MD and Plymouth: Lexington Books, 2007. Cased, US$65. ISBN: 978-0-7391-2025- (review)The Classical Review 59 (1): 60-. 2009.
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108Socrates Dissatisfied: An Analysis of Plato's CritoRowman & Littlefield Publishers. 1998.In Socrates Dissatisfied, Weiss argues against the prevailing view that the personified Laws in the latter part of the Crito are Socrates' spokesmen. She reveals and explores many indications that Socrates and the Laws are, both in style and in substance, adversaries. Deft, provocative, and compelling, with new translations providing groundbreaking interpretations of key passages, Socrates Dissatisfied challenges the standard conception of the history of political thought.
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