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100 1 _aSchlosser, Joel Alden
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245 1 0 _aWhat would Socrates do?
_h[Texte imprimé] :
_bself-examination, civic engagement, and the politics of philosophy /
_cJoel Alden Schlosser
260 _aNew York :
_bCambridge University Press,
_c2014
300 _a1 vol. (XIV-198 p.) :
_bill., couv. ill. ;
_c24 cm
520 _a"Socrates continues to be an extremely influential force to this day; his work is featured prominently in the work of contemporary thinkers ranging from Hannah Arendt and Leo Strauss, to Michel Foucault and Jacques Rancière. Intervening in this discussion, What Would Socrates Do? reconstructs Socrates' philosophy in ancient Athens to show its promise of empowering citizens and non-citizens alike. By drawing them into collective practices of dialogue and reflection, philosophy can help people to become thinking, acting beings more capable of fully realizing the promises of political life. At the same time, however, Joel Alden Schlosser shows how these practices' commitment to interrogation keeps philosophy at a distance from the democratic status quo, creating a dissonance with conventional forms of politics that opens space for new forms of participation and critical contestation of extant ones"--
_cProvided by publisher.
505 8 _aMachine generated contents note: 1. Introduction: Socrates in democratic times; 2. Beyond 'Socratic citizenship': transforming accountability; 3. Socrates in drag: love beyond the polis; 4. Fearless speech in democracy: radicalizing frank speaking; 5. Midwifing Athens: Socratic associations; 6. Socrates' atopia revisited; 7. Conclusion: what would Socrates do?.
653 0 _aSocrates
653 _aDemocracy
653 _aPolitical science
_xPhilosophy
653 _aPOLITICAL SCIENCE / General.
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