The last two decades have witnessed a virtual explosion of research in Socratic philosophy. This volume collects essays that represent the range and diversity of that vast literature, including historical and philosophical essays devoted to a single Platonic dialogue, as well as essays devoted to the Socratic method, Socratic epistemology, and Socratic ethics. With lists of suggested further readings, an extensive bibliography on recent Socratic research, and an index locorum, this unique and much-needed anthology makes the study of Socratic philosophy accessible to both scholars and non-specialists.
1. Introduction 2. The Formal Charges Against Socrates,Thomas C. Brickhouse and Nicholas D. Smith 3. Did Plato Write Socratic Dialogues? Charles H. Kahn 4. Socratic Midwifery, Platonic Inspiration,Myles F. Burnyeat 5. Socratic Irony,Gregory Vlastos 6. Plato's Early Theory of Knowledge,Paul Woodruff 7. Does Socrates Commit the Socratic Fallacy?,John Beversluis 8. Misunderstanding the 'What is F-ness?' Question,Hugh H. Benson 9. Elenchus and Mathematics: A Turning Point in Plato's Philosophical Development,Gregory Vlastos 10. The Unity of VirtueTerry Penner 11. Socrates' Use of the Techne-AnalogyDavid L. Roochnik 12. Socrates the EpicureanTerence H. Irwin 13. Socratic Piety in the EuthyphoMark L. McPherran 14. Ho Agathos as Ho Dunatos in the Hippias MinorRoslyn Weiss 15. Socrates on Desire for the Good and the Involuntariness of Wrongdoing: Gorgias 466a-468eKevin McTighe 16. Meno's Paradox and Socrates as a TeacherAlexander Nehamas Bibliography