What Would Socrates Say?

What Would Socrates Say?
Author: Alexander George
Publisher: Clarkson Potter
Total Pages: 264
Release: 2007
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN:

Draws on questions from the website AskPhilosophers.org to examine profound, paradoxical, playful, and classic questions many people have about a wide range of topics.

What Would Socrates Say?

What Would Socrates Say?
Author: Peter Kreeft
Publisher: Ignatius Press
Total Pages: 311
Release: 2024-09-25
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 1642293164

The greatest teacher of philosophy in all of history was Socrates, according to philosopher Peter Kreeft. In 2,400 years, no one has topped him or his Socratic method, teaching not by monologue, but by dialogue; not by lecturing, but by logical questioning. Yet of the hundreds of textbooks for beginning philosophers today, none uses his method. Kreeft has imagined Socrates University: a log, with Socrates at one end and a typical intelligent modern student beginner at the other, conversing about the problems at the heart of each major division of philosophy. Nothing teaches more effectively than concrete examples and apprenticeship. Like the real Socrates, this fictionalized version by Kreeft is grounded in common sense and commonsense logic, fair and open-minded on all issues but demanding good reasons for every opinion.

Early Socratic Dialogues

Early Socratic Dialogues
Author: Emlyn-Jones Chris
Publisher: Penguin UK
Total Pages: 400
Release: 2005-06-30
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 0141914076

Rich in drama and humour, they include the controversial Ion, a debate on poetic inspiration; Laches, in which Socrates seeks to define bravery; and Euthydemus, which considers the relationship between philosophy and politics. Together, these dialogues provide a definitive portrait of the real Socrates and raise issues still keenly debated by philosophers, forming an incisive overview of Plato's philosophy.

Apology

Apology
Author: Plato Plato
Publisher: Xist Publishing
Total Pages: 63
Release: 2016-03-17
Genre: Literary Collections
ISBN: 1681956942

Plato's Guide to the Good Life “The unexamined life is not worth living” -Apology, Plato An original account of the speech Socrates makes at the trial in which he is charged with not recognizing the gods recognized by the state, inventing new deities, and corrupting the youth of Athens. This Xist Classics edition has been professionally formatted for e-readers with a linked table of contents. This eBook also contains a bonus book club leadership guide and discussion questions. We hope you’ll share this book with your friends, neighbors and colleagues and can’t wait to hear what you have to say about it. Xist Publishing is a digital-first publisher. Xist Publishing creates books for the touchscreen generation and is dedicated to helping everyone develop a lifetime love of reading, no matter what form it takes

Socrates and Philosophy in the Dialogues of Plato

Socrates and Philosophy in the Dialogues of Plato
Author: Sandra Peterson
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 311
Release: 2011-03-10
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 1139497979

In Plato's Apology, Socrates says he spent his life examining and questioning people on how best to live, while avowing that he himself knows nothing important. Elsewhere, however, for example in Plato's Republic, Plato's Socrates presents radical and grandiose theses. In this book Sandra Peterson offers a hypothesis which explains the puzzle of Socrates' two contrasting manners. She argues that the apparently confident doctrinal Socrates is in fact conducting the first step of an examination: by eliciting his interlocutors' reactions, his apparently doctrinal lectures reveal what his interlocutors believe is the best way to live. She tests her hypothesis by close reading of passages in the Theaetetus, Republic and Phaedo. Her provocative conclusion, that there is a single Socrates whose conception and practice of philosophy remain the same throughout the dialogues, will be of interest to a wide range of readers in ancient philosophy and classics.

EdTech Essentials

EdTech Essentials
Author: Monica Burns
Publisher: ASCD
Total Pages: 157
Release: 2021-08-25
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1416630384

An accessible, practical guide to incorporating the 10 essential EdTech skills and strategies in every learning setting. In a world awash in technology, what EdTech skills and strategies should educators focus on to ensure they are making the best use of online spaces for classroom learning? How can they navigate through the overwhelming number of options in digital tools and spaces? How can they guide students in learning best practices? EdTech consultant Monica Burns answers these and other questions in this powerful and reader-friendly guide to incorporating EdTech across all grade levels and subject areas, and in both distance-learning and face-to-face environments. Readers will gain practical advice on * Navigating online spaces, * Curating resources, * Introducing opportunities for exploring the world, * Developing collaboration structures, * Providing time and space to create learning products, * Assessing students, * Creating opportunities for sharing, * Connecting student work to relevant audiences, * Developing transferable skills, and * Planning for tech-rich learning experiences. Each chapter explains why the skill or strategy is essential, including supporting research, classroom examples, guiding questions for planning and reflection, and suggested websites and digital tools for classroom use. The book also includes access to downloadable forms to help you set goals, assess your progress, and build your EdTech tool belt. Timely, accessible, and informed by the author's experience and expertise, EdTech Essentials is a must-read for educators who want proven ways to prepare their students to be productive, responsible users of technology both within and outside the classroom.

Socratic Virtue

Socratic Virtue
Author: Naomi Reshotko
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 5
Release: 2006-08-03
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 1139458078

Socrates was not a moral philosopher. Instead he was a theorist who showed how human desire and human knowledge complement one another in the pursuit of human happiness. His theory allowed him to demonstrate that actions and objects have no value other than that which they derive from their employment by individuals who, inevitably, desire their own happiness and have the knowledge to use actions and objects as a means for its attainment. The result is a naturalised, practical, and demystified account of good and bad, and right and wrong. Professor Reshotko presents a freshly envisioned Socratic theory residing at the intersection of the philosophy of mind and ethics. It makes an important contribution to the study of the Platonic dialogues and will also interest all scholars of ethics and moral psychology.

I Am Therefore I Think

I Am Therefore I Think
Author: Alexander George
Publisher:
Total Pages: 261
Release: 2007
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 9780340937891

What is like to be another person? Why is stupidity not painful? Is it possible for a human ever to do a selfless act? Do chimpanzees really enjoy eating bananas? How can an exception ever prove a rule? Everyone confronts philosophical issues, so why shouldn't everyone have access to a philosopher? In this wise and witty book, forty philosophers from universities around the world answer real readers' most difficult questions. They address dilemmas and queries on every subject, from adultery and the afterlife, to ethics and existentialism, God, sex, suicide and war. They even address the question, 'Why can't philosophers agree?' This is an entertaining and jargon-free exploration of the philosophy of everyday life.

What Would Socrates Do?

What Would Socrates Do?
Author: Joel Alden Schlosser
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 213
Release: 2014-07-14
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 1107067421

This book challenges popular modern views of Socrates by examining the political significance of his activity in ancient Athens.

Socrates

Socrates
Author: George Rudebusch
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 246
Release: 2011-09-13
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 1444358707

Socrates presents a compelling case for some life-changing conclusions that follow from a close reading of Socrates' arguments. Offers a highly original study of Socrates and his thought, accessible to contemporary readers Argues that through studying Socrates we can learn practical wisdom to apply to our lives Lovingly crafted with humour, thought-experiments and literary references (from the Iliad to Harry Potter), and with close reading sof key Socratic arguments Aids readers with diagrams to make clear complex arguments