J R S Wilson
Biographic Data
| ID | 1164472 |
|---|---|
| NAME | J R S Wilson |
| GIVEN NAMES | J R S |
| FAMILY NAME | Wilson |
| SIGNATURE | WILSON J R S |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1973 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1995 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Thrasymachus and the thumos
In a recent article, C. H. Kahn addresses an ‘old scholarly myth’, namely the idea that Book I of the Republic began life as an earlier, independent dialogue and was subsequently adapted to serve as a prelude to the much longer work that we know. The case for this hypothesis rests both on stylometric considerations and on the many ‘Socratic’ features that Book I, unlike the rest of the Republic , shares with Plato's earlier works. Having disposed…
Thrasymachus' Theory of Justice
Reason's Rule and Vulgar Wrong-Doing
Socrates argues in the Republic that a certain condition of soul is both best for its possessor and the source of just or right action towards others. He calls this condition ‘justice’, but in order not to beg the question I shall refer to it as the prescribed condition. I shall not be concerned in this paper with the first half of Socrates' thesis, but only with the way the prescribed condition of soul expresses itself in action. A number of que…
The Argument of Republic IV
Journal Article The Argument of Republic IV Get access J. R. S. Wilson J. R. S. Wilson University of Edinburgh Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The Philosophical Quarterly, Volume 26, Issue 103, April 1976, Pages 111–124, https://doi.org/10.2307/2219129 Published: 01 April 1976
Emotion and Object
Emotion and Object
Journal Article Book Reviews Get access Emotion, and Object. By J. R. S. Wilson. ( Cambridge University Press, 1972. Pp. viii + 192. Price £2.80) J. C. B. Gosling J. C. B. Gosling Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The Philosophical Quarterly, Volume 23, Issue 92, July 1973, Pages 270–271, https://doi.org/10.2307/2218011 Published: 01 July 1973
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Emotion and Object
Journal Article Book Reviews Get access Emotion, and Object. By J. R. S. Wilson. ( Cambridge University Press, 1972. Pp. viii + 192. Price £2.80) J. C. B. Gosling J. C. B. Gosling Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The Philosophical Quarterly, Volume 23, Issue 92, July 1973, Pages 270–271, https://doi.org/10.2307/2218011 Published: 01 July 1973
Emotion and Object
The Argument of Republic IV
Journal Article The Argument of Republic IV Get access J. R. S. Wilson J. R. S. Wilson University of Edinburgh Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The Philosophical Quarterly, Volume 26, Issue 103, April 1976, Pages 111–124, https://doi.org/10.2307/2219129 Published: 01 April 1976
Reason's Rule and Vulgar Wrong-Doing
Socrates argues in the Republic that a certain condition of soul is both best for its possessor and the source of just or right action towards others. He calls this condition ‘justice’, but in order not to beg the question I shall refer to it as the prescribed condition. I shall not be concerned in this paper with the first half of Socrates' thesis, but only with the way the prescribed condition of soul expresses itself in action. A number of que…
Thrasymachus' Theory of Justice
Thrasymachus and the thumos
In a recent article, C. H. Kahn addresses an ‘old scholarly myth’, namely the idea that Book I of the Republic began life as an earlier, independent dialogue and was subsequently adapted to serve as a prelude to the much longer work that we know. The case for this hypothesis rests both on stylometric considerations and on the many ‘Socratic’ features that Book I, unlike the rest of the Republic , shares with Plato's earlier works. Having disposed…
Philosophy (5 works) · Epistemology (4 works) · Classical Philosophy and Thought (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Classical Antiquity Studies (2 works) · Classics (2 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Economic Justice (2 works) · Emotions and Moral Behavior (2 works) · History (2 works)