A new approach to Plato's characterization of Socrates, through analysis of erôs and philosophy in four dialogues on love and friendship.

An innovative and insightful exploration of the passionate early life of Socrates and the influences that led him to become the first and greatest of philosophe

This handbook provides detailed philosophical analysis of the life and thought of Socrates across fifteen in-depth chapters. Each chapter engages with a central

The overall aim of the volume is to explore the relation of Socratic philosophizing, as Plato represents it, to those activities to which it is typically oppose

If you’ve ever wondered why Plato staged Timaeus as a kind of sequel to Republic, or who its unnamed missing fourth might be; or why he joined Critias to Tima