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Aristotle is one of the greatest thinkers in the western tradition, but also one of the most difficult. In the republic socrates and his interlocutors consider the question of how one should live 352d. Plato stands as the fount of our philosophical tradition, being the first western thinker to produce a body of writing t. The cambridge companion to plato richard, editor kraut. In most of the socratic dialogues, socrates professes to inquire into some virtue. Writing in c380bc, plato applied this question both to the. The cambridge companion to aristotle cambridge companions. This content was uploaded by our users and we assume good faith they have the permission to share this book. I trace the roots of this view to platos accounts of doxa in the republic and theaetetus. The cambridge companion to platos republic ebook by. Plato stands as the fount of our philosophical tradition, being the first western thinker to produce a body of writing that touches upon a wide range of topics still discussed by philosophers today. As befits a work of philosophy, the question is answered by socrates by means of.
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