Socrates lived at a critical turning point in Western philosophy, at the intersection of ancient Greek natural philosophy, ethics and metaphysics; his views, positions, words and thoughts were full of tension and charm, and their description and positioning have always troubled later scholars. Gregory Vlasto spent decades of research to outline the true image of Socrates from the overlapping and complex texts of Plato, Xenophon, Aristotle and a group of Socratic recorders: a philosopher who insisted on using dialectical methods to pursue the question of what is a good life, and at the same time was determined to explore the truth of the unity of knowledge, virtue and happiness - an ironist and moral philosopher.
苏格拉底身处西方哲学发生重大转折的时刻，以及古希腊自然哲学、伦理学与形而上学的交点；他的观点、立场、言辞和思想充满张力与魅力，对它们的刻画与定位也历来困扰着后学。格里高利·弗拉斯托穷数十年研究之力，从柏拉图、色诺芬、亚里士多德及一众苏格拉底派记录者交叠繁复的文本中勾勒苏格拉底的真实形象：一位坚持采用辩证方法追索何为良好生活之问题，同时矢志探求知识、德性与幸福相统一之真理的哲人——一位反讽家与道德哲学家。
苏格拉底身处西方哲学发生重大转折的时刻，以及古希腊自然哲学、伦理学与形而上学的交点；他的观点、立场、言辞和思想充满张力与魅力，对它们的刻画与定位也历来困扰着后学。格里高利·弗拉斯托穷数十年研究之力，从柏拉图、色诺芬、亚里士多德及一众苏格拉底派记录者交叠繁复的文本中勾勒苏格拉底的真实形象：一位坚持采用辩证方法追索何为良好生活之问题，同时矢志探求知识、德性与幸福相统一之真理的哲人——一位反讽家与道德哲学家。
