The Art of Living: Socratic Reflections from Plato to Foucault (Sather Classical Lectures)

by Alexander Nehamas (Author), A Nehemas (Author), Alexander Nehamas (Author)

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  For much of its history, philosophy was not merely a theoretical discipline but a way of life, an 'art of living'. This title provides an incisive reevaluation of Socrates' place in the Western philosophical tradition and shows the importance of Socrates for Montaigne, Nietzsche, and Foucault.