Socrates in Love: The Making of a Philosopher (Vlyublyonny Sokrat)

Socrates was a brilliant thinker and one of the founders of European philosophy. This is how he was captured in Plato's dialogues, and this is how we know him to this day. But what kind of man really hid behind this name? Are we familiar with the real Socrates? Professor Armand d'Angour offers a new perspective on the philosopher's life. The Socrates that the author rediscovers is a Socrates tormented by experiences and passions, a brave warrior, an athlete, a lover, and a dreamer. This complete and detailed biography of the most enigmatic thinker of antiquity traces his path from a youth who first experienced love and tasted knowledge to a mature man whose ideas defined the course of European philosophical thought for centuries to come. This book is published in Russian in two series under the titles “Inventing the Philosopher: Socrates in Love” (the “Persona” series) and “Socrates in Love: The History of the Birth of European Philosophical Thought” (the “Historical Interest” series).