Michael Frede Bücher

Where does the notion of free will come from? How and when did it develop, and what did that development involve? This title offers an account of the history, the notion of a free will that emerged from powerful assumptions about the relation between divine providence, correctness of individual choice, and self-enslavement due to incorrect choice.

Im Gespräch mit dem angesehenen Sophisten Protagoras erörtert Sokrates das Problem der Lehrbarkeitvon Arete. Dahinter steht freilich die Frage nach der Einheit der Arete, die in zwei bedeutsamen Diskussionen erörtert wird. Der Dialog enthält zudem Platons berühmte Interpretation eines Gedichtes von Simonides.

The book features essays and seminars from renowned scholars Myles Burnyeat and Michael Frede, focusing on the contentious Seventh Platonic Letter. They critically examine its authenticity, arguing that its philosophical ideas clash with those found in Plato's established dialogues, thereby contributing to the ongoing debate in ancient philosophy.