Greek Philosophers: Socrates, Plato, Aristotle

Socrates (C.C.W. Taylor): introduction life Socratic literature and the Socratic problem Plato's Socrates Socrates and later philosophy. Plato (R.M. Hare): life and times Plato's forebears how Plato became a philospher understanding Plato knowing things definition, dialectic, and the good education and the good life the divided mind the authoritarian state Plato's achievement. Aristotle (Jonathan Barnes): the man and his work a public figure zoological researches collecting facts the philosophical background the structure of the science logic knowledge ideal and achievement reality change causes empiricism Aristotle's world-picture psychology evidence and theory teleology practical philosophy the arts afterlife.