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Wise Guy by Mark David Usher (2005, Reinforced Hardcover) 
Wise Guy by Mark David Usher (2005, Reinforced Hardcover)

 
Wise Guy by Mark David Usher (2005, Reinforced Hardcover)

Author: Mark David Usher
Publisher: Farrar Straus & Giroux
Publication Date: 2005-11-02
Language: English
Format: Hardcover
ISBN-10: 0374312494
ISBN-13: 9780374312497
Product ID: EPID30440581
Description: A biography of Socrates, a philosopher and teacher in ancient Greece who held that wisdom comes from questioning ideas and values rather than simply accepting what is passed on by parents and teachers.
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Synopsis
A biography of Socrates, a philosopher and teacher in ancient Greece who held that wisdom comes from questioning ideas and values rather than simply accepting what is passed on by parents and teachers.

Details
Publication Date:2005-11-02
Illustrator:William Bramhall

Size
Height:11.3 in
Width:9.0 in
Thickness:0.5 in
Weight:12.8 oz

Publisher's Note
Explores the life, philosophy, and period of this renowned philosopher of ancient Greece who ended up being put to death by his fellow countrymen for his radical theories on life, enhanced with sources, bibliography, and full-color pictures.

Industry Reviews
"Usher closes with links between Socrates and such later thinkers as Erasmus and Martin Luther King, Jr., plus chapter and verse, or at least credible justification, for all of his quotes and information. An intimate, memorable, outstanding introduction."
Kirkus (11/01/2005)

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