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Plato and the Other Companions of Sokrates, 3rd ed. Volume 1

CONTENTS.

Project Gutenberg EPUB3 edition Grote, George
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Objections of Theopompus to the Platonic procedure
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Objective view of Ethics, distinguished by Sokrates from the subjective
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Subjective unanimity coincident with objective dissent
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Cross-examination brought to bear upon this mental condition by Sokrates — position of Sokrates and Plato in regard to it
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The Holy — it has an essential characteristic — what is this? — not the fact that it is loved by the Gods — this is true, but is not its constituent essence
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Views of the Xenophontic Sokrates respecting the Holy — different from those of the Platonic Sokrates — he disallows any common absolute general type of the Holy — he recognises an indefinite variety of types, discordant and relative
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The Holy a branch of the Just — not tenable as a definition, but useful as bringing to view the subordination of logical terms
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The Euthyphron represents Plato’s way of replying to the charge of impiety, preferred by Melêtus against Sokrates — comparison with Xenophon’s way of replying

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Plato and the Other Companions of Sokrates, 3rd ed. Volume 1, Project Gutenberg eBook #40435

PREFACE. SPECULATIVE PHILOSOPHY IN GREECE, BEFORE AND IN THE TIME OF SOKRATES.