Socrates and Self-Knowledge

In this book, the first systematic study of Socrates'' reflections on self-knowledge, Christopher Moore examines the ancient precept ''Know yourself'' and, drawing on Plato, Aristophanes, Xenophon, and others, reconstructs and reassesses the arguments about self-examination, personal ideals, and moral maturity at the heart of the Socratic project. What has been thought to be a purely epistemologic...