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Many people believe that when it comes to moral questions, anyone's opinion is as good as anyone else's. Teachers of philosophy, by exposing students to the full panoply of moral theory, can reinforce this prejudice towards skepticism even when they intend to challenge it. Gary Michael Atkinson has taught introductory courses in philosophy for decades, and he has developed an effective approach to show that widespread skepticism based on the existence of persistent moral disagreement is mistaken. Our Search with Socrates for Moral Truth will appeal not only to students and teachers of philosophy but to any educated reader seeking to ascertain or defend the existence of moral truth.

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  1. Cover
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  1. Title page, Copyright
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  1. Contents
  2. p. v
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  1. Apology for This Book
  2. pp. vii-xx
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  1. Part 1: The Truth, the Whole Truth, and Nothing but the Truth
  1. 1. Laches, Gorgias, and the Expert
  2. pp. 3-8
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  1. 2. Meno, Knowledge, and Truth
  2. pp. 9-21
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  1. 3. Euthyphro and Desire
  2. pp. 22-30
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  1. 4. Gorgias, Apology, and Ignorance
  2. pp. 31-39
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  1. 5. Phaedo, Meno, Apology, and Reason
  2. pp. 40-51
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  1. Conclusion to Part 1: Lessons to Be Drawn
  2. pp. 52-58
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  1. Part 2: The Search for Truth and the Good Dialectician
  1. 6. Gorgias, Protgoras, and Dialectic: Four Traits of the Good Dialectician
  2. pp. 61-82
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  1. 7. Dialectic and Order Getting Things Straight
  2. pp. 83-106
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  1. 8. Gorgias, Republic, and the Ethics of the Cosmos
  2. pp. 107-124
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  1. Conclusion to Part 2: Getting at the Whole Truth
  2. pp. 125-130
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  1. Part 3: Ensuring Justice in the Soul
  1. 9. Republic and the Governor
  2. pp. 133-147
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  1. 10. Republic and the Four Forms of Injustice
  2. pp. 148-159
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  1. 11. The Desires of the Good Dialectician
  2. pp. 160-190
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  1. Conclusion to Part 3: Placing Order in the Dialectician's Soul
  2. pp. 191-194
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  1. General Conclusion: Looking Back, Looking Ahead
  2. pp. 195-220
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  1. Bibliography
  2. pp. 221-222
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  1. Index
  2. pp. 223-225
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