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Socratic Paradox

The Socratic Paradox is a philosophical thesis asserting that no one who genuinely knows the good can willingly act against it, distinguishing it from other ethical doctrines by prioritizing intellectual rationality over volitional weakness in moral action.

23

Publications

2K

Citations

23

Authors

7

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

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Variants

Socratic Intellectualism

Parents

Publications

23

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Authors

23

  1. MH
    Marilyn Henninger

    2 publications · 38 citations

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  2. GV
    Gregory Vlastos

    Princeton University, United States

    2 publications · 517 citations

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  3. RS
    Robert S. Wyer

    University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, United States

    2 publications · 38 citations

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  4. ML
    Mark L. McPherran

    University of Maine at Farmington, United States

    1 publications · 22 citations

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  5. RR
    Rob Reich

    Stanford University, United States

    1 publications · 15 citations

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Institutions

7

  1. Corpus Christi College

    Vancouver, Canada

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    96 citations

  2. Stanford University

    Stanford, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    15 citations

  3. Duke University

    Durham, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    54 citations

  4. University of Chicago

    Chicago, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    16 citations

  5. Hood College

    Frederick, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    30 citations

  6. Northwestern State University

    Natchitoches, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    20 citations

  7. University of Toronto

    Toronto, Canada

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    78 citations

  8. Cornell University

    Ithaca, United States

    1 publications

    14 citations

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Venues

  1. Phronesis

    5 publications · 196 citations

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  2. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 3 publications · 864 citations

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  3. Phoenix

    3 publications · 81 citations

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  4. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

    2 publications · 38 citations

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  5. Journal of the history of philosophy

    JHP · 2 publications · 46 citations

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