What Would Socrates Do? - Joel Alden Schlosser

What Would Socrates Do?

Self-Examination, Civic Engagement, and the Politics of Philosophy
Buch | Hardcover
214 Seiten
2014
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-1-107-06742-4 (ISBN)
109,95 inkl. MwSt
This book challenges popular modern views of Socrates by examining the political significance of his activity in ancient Athens.
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.

Joel Alden Schlosser has held the Julian Steward Chair in Social Sciences at Deep Springs College, California since July 2010. Previously, he completed his MA and PhD in Political Science at Duke University, North Carolina, and he was a visiting instructor at Carleton College, Minnesota in political theory and constitutional law. This is his first book.

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?

Erscheint lt. Verlag 14.7.2014
Verlagsort Cambridge
Sprache englisch
Maße 158 x 235 mm
Gewicht 460 g
Themenwelt Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Philosophie Altertum / Antike
Sozialwissenschaften Politik / Verwaltung Politische Theorie
ISBN-10 1-107-06742-1 / 1107067421
ISBN-13 978-1-107-06742-4 / 9781107067424
Zustand Neuware
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