{"product_id":"socrates-among-strangers-joseph-p-lawrence-9780810131699","title":"Socrates Among Strangers","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eSocrates among Strangers\u003c\/i\u003e, Joseph P. Lawrence reclaims the enigmatic sage from those who have seen him either as a prophet of science, seeking the security of knowledge, or as a wily actor who shed light on the dangerous world of politics while maintaining a prudent distance from it. The Socrates Lawrence seeks is the imprudent one, the man who knew how to die.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe institutionalization of philosophy in the modern world has come at the cost of its most vital concern: the achievement of life wisdom. Those who have ceased to grow (those who think they know) close their ears to the wisdom of strangers--and Socrates, who stood face to face with death, is the archetypal stranger. His avowal of ignorance, Lawrence suggests, is more needed than ever in an age defined by technical mastery and expert knowledge.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Joseph P. Lawrence\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0810131692\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780810131699\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Northwestern University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/30\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 232\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2016","brand":"Joseph P. Lawrence","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44072799535359,"sku":"9780810131699","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_755f2f1b-d230-4c44-a9a5-088cce6a55ab.jpg?v=1685444006","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/socrates-among-strangers-joseph-p-lawrence-9780810131699","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}