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By John Bussanich, Nicholas D. Smith

ISBN-10: 1441112847

ISBN-13: 9781441112842

Socrates, the principally enigmatic Greek philosopher, is universally thought of to have laid the rules of western philosophy. His philosophy, to be had to us in the course of the early dialogues of Plato and the writings of his contemporaries, has had a remarkably enduring impression on almost each region of philosophical company .

This accomplished and obtainable consultant to Socrates lifestyles and demise, personality and philosophical matters, positive aspects 13 in particular commissioned sections, written via a group of best specialists within the box of historical philosophy, protecting each point of Socratic inspiration. The better half provides a accomplished assessment of some of the positive factors, subject matters and issues obvious in Socrates' concept, together with Socratic irony, metaphysics, epistemology, happiness, advantage, ethical psychology, philosophy of affection, political philosophy, and spiritual trust. It concludes with a completely accomplished bibliography of basic and secondary assets. this can be a necessary reference device for an individual operating within the box of historic philosophy.

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In situational irony there is some incongruity between a person’s beliefs, attitudes, or actions and how things actually are: a parent who leads a crusade against teenage drug use, criticizing other parents, teenagers and so on, while her own children in fact use drugs. Dramatic irony is situational irony depicted in drama; ancient tragedy is replete with examples. Dramatic irony depends on knowledge the audience possesses, not available from within the drama. Plato too no doubt employs this sort of irony at various points.

Ferrari endorses the ‘pretence theory of irony’: In general, then, to communicate ironically is to engage in a pretence before an audience with the intention of eliciting a response from that audience by means of their recognition of two things: one, that the pretence would be in some way inappropriate if it were actual rather than just a pretence; and the other, that the ironist intended them to recognize this fact (Ferrari 2008: 6). indd 30 10/17/2012 9:20:04 AM SOCRATIC IRONY (properly). 30 It must be based on his assumption that there is an incongruity or conflict of some sort between what Socrates is saying or doing and some other situation, statement, or action – and this is very close to the standard meaning of irony and the methodology for identifying irony we employed above.

After the third definition, Euthyphro confesses to being at a loss and not able to put into words ‘what I understand (ho noō)’ (11b). By the end of the dialogue, after the fifth failed definition, and with Socrates wishing to try yet again, Euthyphro departs without ever conceding that perhaps he doesn’t know what he claims to know after all. Socrates’ final speech says that Euthyphro has cast him down from a ‘great hope’ (15e) to discover what piety is and so from the hope that he would be cured of his ‘ignorance’ (16a).

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