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The present state of the Socratic problem

The present state of the Socratic problem 26 The present state of the Socratic problem C. J. DE VOGEL few years ago Gigon's Sokrates i with its provocative thesis that of A the son of Sophroniscus hardly anything can be known - in any case not that he was a philosopher nor what kind of philosophy was his -, gave rise to various reactions. At Paris, E. Bre' hier in his Post- war Chronicle welcomed it as "a very important book ". And when, at about the same time and in the same milieu, J. Patocka protested against Gigon's theory 3, remarking that, though a doctrine of Socrates may be unknown to us, yet we do know his philosophical attitude (which, in his opinion, is a far more important thing), he too seemed to be much impressed by Gigon's philological method and he supposed that others whose approach to the question was from this side would be similarly impressed. That in fact the method as employed by Gigon is liable to serious objections was shown by different critics 4, most thoroughly perhaps by myself.5 Meanwhile others attacked the problem almost simultaneously. Bruno Snell found a trace of Socrates' philosophical doctrine in Euripides' Hippolytus 6 ; http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Phronesis Brill

The present state of the Socratic problem

De Vogel, C.J.
Phronesis , Volume 1 (1): 26 – Jan 1, 1955
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Brill
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© 1955 Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
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26 The present state of the Socratic problem C. J. DE VOGEL few years ago Gigon's Sokrates i with its provocative thesis that of A the son of Sophroniscus hardly anything can be known - in any case not that he was a philosopher nor what kind of philosophy was his -, gave rise to various reactions. At Paris, E. Bre' hier in his Post- war Chronicle welcomed it as "a very important book ". And when, at about the same time and in the same milieu, J. Patocka protested against Gigon's theory 3, remarking that, though a doctrine of Socrates may be unknown to us, yet we do know his philosophical attitude (which, in his opinion, is a far more important thing), he too seemed to be much impressed by Gigon's philological method and he supposed that others whose approach to the question was from this side would be similarly impressed. That in fact the method as employed by Gigon is liable to serious objections was shown by different critics 4, most thoroughly perhaps by myself.5 Meanwhile others attacked the problem almost simultaneously. Bruno Snell found a trace of Socrates' philosophical doctrine in Euripides' Hippolytus 6 ;

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