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  2. Socratic problem - Wikipedia

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    There are four works of Xenophon that deal with Socrates. They are Apology of Socrates to the Jurors (which apparently reports the defence given by Socrates in court), [11] [12] Memorabilia (which is a defence of Socrates and so-called Socratic dialogues), [11] Oeconomicus (which concerns Socrates' encounter with Ischomachus and Critobulus), [12] and Symposium (which recounts an evening at a ...

  3. Socrates of Constantinople - Wikipedia

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    Ecclesiastical dissensions occupy the foreground, for when the Church is at peace, there is nothing for the church historian to relate (7.48.7). In the preface to Book 5, Socrates defends dealing with Arianism and with political events in addition to writing about the church. [citation needed] Socrates' account is in many respects well-balanced.

  4. The unexamined life is not worth living - Wikipedia

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    Socrates believed that philosophy – the love of wisdom – was the most important pursuit above all else. For some, he exemplifies more than anyone else in history the pursuit of wisdom through questioning and logical argument, by examining and by thinking.

  5. The Hemlock Cup - Wikipedia

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    The author lectures on the book's preparation and themes at the University of Oxford, October 2013 The Hemlock Cup: Socrates, Athens, and the Search for the Good Life is a 2010 popular history book on the life of Socrates written by Bettany Hughes and published by Jonathan Cape .

  6. Socrates - Wikipedia

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    Socrates exerted a strong influence on philosophers in later antiquity and has continued to do so in the modern era. He was studied by medieval and Islamic scholars and played an important role in the thought of the Italian Renaissance, particularly within the humanist movement.

  7. Euthyphro dilemma - Wikipedia

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    Socrates and Euthyphro discuss the nature of piety in Plato's Euthyphro. Euthyphro proposes (6e) that the pious (τὸ ὅσιον) is the same thing as that which is loved by the gods (τὸ θεοφιλές), but Socrates finds a problem with this proposal: the gods may disagree among themselves (7e). Euthyphro then revises his definition, so ...

  8. Template:Church History Citation - Wikipedia

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    This template currently supports the Church Histories of Eusebius of Caesarea, Socrates of Constantinople, Sozomen, and Theodoret of Cyrus, and links to English translations. Examples of each are given below: {{Church History Citation|Sozomen|book=1|chapter=2}} yields this footnote. [1]

  9. The Story of Philosophy - Wikipedia

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    The book was published in 1926, with a revised second edition released in 1933. The work was preceded by a number of pamphlets in the Little Blue Books series of inexpensive worker education pamphlets. [1] [2] They proved so popular they were assembled into a single book and published in hardcover form by Simon & Schuster in 1926. [3]