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And yet, Xenophon offers one of the best sources we have for thinking about virtue in ancient Greece, because he combines the analytical interests of a Socratic with a historian’s interest in real life.　 \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Until recently, scholars of Xenophon tended to focus either on the historiographical writings or on the philosophical writings (chiefly \u003cem\u003eMemorabilia\u003c\/em\u003e, with some attention to the other Socratic writings and \u003cem\u003eHiero\u003c\/em\u003e). \u003cem\u003eCyropaedia\u003c\/em\u003e was treated as a separate entity, and Xenophon’s short and more technical treatises were generally studied only by those with particular interest in their specialized topics (such as horsemanship, hunting, and Athenian finances). But recent work by Vincent Azoulay and by Vivienne Gray have shown the essential unity of his writings. This volume continues this pan-Xenophontic trend by studying the virtues across Xenophon’s oeuvre and connecting them with a wide range of Greek literature, from Homer and the tragedians to Herodotus and Thucydides, the orators, Plato, and Aristotle. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":51060715520273,"sku":"NIN9783111313023","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/3111313026.jpg?v=1750870247"},{"product_id":"apologizing-for-socrates-book-gabriel-danzig-9780739132449","title":"Apologizing for Socrates","description":"Apologizing for Socrates examines some of Plato's and Xenophon's Socratic writings, specifically those that address well-known controversiese concerning the life and death of Socrates. 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Today an emerging consensus holds that neither author aimed at historical veracity, and that the portraits of Socrates primarily express the views of their authors. This book analyzes the behavior of Socrates and other characters in the two Symposia through the lens of the social virtues discussed by Aristotle in his Nichomachean Ethics: friendliness, truthfulness in self-presentation, and good humor. Starting with the prologues to the two Symposia and Republic, which is closely related to them, the book sketches a portrait of Socrates as a social creature. It focuses on Socratic boasting in Plato's Symposium and Socratic joking in Xenophon's Symposium, highlighting the virtuosity of Socrates' social techniques and showing how he presses the limits of good behavior in both his self-presentation and his use of humor. 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