Christopher Warne does two things especially well in this new book. First, he skillfully combines two approaches to Plato that commonly clash. Following Debra Nails, we can call these the literary-contextualist and the analytic-developmentalist styles. Second, Arguing with Socrates forces readers to think for themselves. Warne generally proceeds dialectically: he looks at arguments from many sides, but he rarely ... Read moreargues for his own conclusions. For both reasons this book should prove very useful to its target audience, namely early-level undergraduates … [A] stimulating introduction to the philosophical methods of Socrates and to nine important Socratic dialogues. It best suits introductory-level readers, and I recommend it very strongly.
Peter Aronoff, Trinity School
Bryn Mawr Classical Review
The clarity of presentation [of this work] is pleasing, and the analyses … sound.
The Heythrop Journal
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