Contents
Apology for This Book
Part 1: The Truth, the Whole Truth, and Nothing but the Truth
1. Laches, Gorgias, and the Expert
2. Meno, Knowledge, and Truth
3. Euthyphro and Desire
4. Gorgias, Apology, and Ignorance
5. Phaedo, Meno, Apology, and Reason
Conclusion to Part 1: Lessons to Be Drawn
Part 2: The Search for Truth and the Good Dialectician
6. Gorgias, Protgoras, and Dialectic: Four Traits of the Good Dialectician
7. Dialectic and Order Getting Things Straight
8. Gorgias, Republic, and the Ethics of the Cosmos
Conclusion to Part 2: Getting at the Whole Truth
Part 3: Ensuring Justice in the Soul
9. Republic and the Governor
10. Republic and the Four Forms of Injustice
11. The Desires of the Good Dialectician
Conclusion to Part 3: Placing Order in the Dialectician's Soul
General Conclusion: Looking Back, Looking Ahead
Bibliography
Index