Socrates Mystagogos: Initiation into Inquiry - Routledge - Image 1

£94.95

Routledge Socrates Mystagogos: Initiation into Inquiry - Routledge

Name: Socrates Mystagogos: Initiation into Inquiry - Routledge
Brand: Routledge
Price: 94.95 GBP
Availability: InStock

Egypt

About as cheap as it gets. The only time it was cheaper was 2 months ago.

£95 today · all-time low £92 (Jul 2026) · usually £92

NEW HERE?

Amazon shows you one price. We show you all of them.

Tosheroon watches Amazon prices so you don't have to. Every product on Amazon has a price history — we make it visible. Set the price you'd actually pay, and we'll email you the second it gets there. No app, no account, one email.

WHAT'S ON THIS PAGE

↓ Price chart
when this has been cheap or pricey

↓ Forecast
where the price is heading next

↓ Statistics
all-time high & low, recent range

↑ Price alert
name your number, we'll email you

Price History & Forecast

Grey patches = out of stock. Cheaper = lower on the chart. Hover for exact prices.

Last 90 days · 90 data points

Historical

Generating forecast…

Price Distribution

Price distribution over 90 days • 3 price levels

Days at Price

Current Price

Price Analysis

Most common price: £92 (77 days, 85.6%)

Price range: £92 - £119

Price levels: 3 different prices over 90 days

Description

Explore a transformative perspective on Socratic philosophy with this Routledge examination of how Socrates approached inquiry as a process of initiation rather than conversion. Drawing parallels to ancient Greek cult mysteries, this work reveals how the mystagogos figure guided initiates through esoteric knowledge, mirroring Socrates' own philosophical method. The author unpacks Socrates' sceptical approach to traditional wisdom, examining why his questioning stance appeared both ridiculous and dangerous to cultural conservatives of his time. Through careful analysis, the book demonstrates that Socratic scepticism, while challenging established norms, operates within a coherent framework grounded in Greek religious and cultural practices. This scholarly study bridges ancient history and philosophy, offering readers deeper insight into the foundational methods of Western inquiry and the role of the guide in philosophical initiation.

Key Features

Routledge publication presenting Socratic philosophy through the lens of ancient Greek mystery cult initiation practices.

Explores how Socrates employed the mystagogos model to guide students toward philosophical truth through structured inquiry.

Examines the tension between Socratic scepticism toward traditional wisdom and conservative cultural expectations of ancient Athens.

Connects ancient Greek religious mysteries to foundational Western philosophical methods and pedagogical traditions.

Product Specifications

Brand: Routledge
Format: hardcover
ASIN: 1472484835
Category: Books > Subjects > History > Ancient History & Civilisation > Egypt
Domain: Amazon UK
Release Date: 01 November 2016
Listed Since: 29 September 2016

Barcode

No barcode data available

Routledge Socrates Mystagogos: Initiation into Inquiry - Routledge

About as cheap as it gets. The only time it was cheaper was 2 months ago.

Price History & Forecast

Price Distribution

Price Analysis

Description

Key Features

Product Specifications

Barcode

Similar Products You Might Like

Xenophon’s Socratic Works: The Other Socrates (Routledge Monographs in Classical Studies)

Socrates: Critical Assessments (Critical Assessments of Leading Philosophers)

Socrates II (Critical Assessments of Leading Philosophers)

Politics of Socratic Humor (The Joan Palevsky Imprint in Classical Literature)

Ancient Philosophy: Essential Readings with Commentary (Blackwell Readings in the History of Philosophy)

On the Socratic Education: An Introduction to the Shorter Platonic Dialogues (Critical Perspectives)

Does Socrates Have a Method?: Rethinking the Elenchus in Plato's Dialogues and Beyond

Apologizing for Socrates: How Plato and Xenophon Created Our Socrates

From the Socratics to the Socratic Schools: Classical Ethics, Metaphysics and Epistemology

From the Socratics to Socratic Schools - Classical Philosophy

Socrates from Antiquity to the Enlightenment and Socrates in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries (Publications for the Centre for Hellenic Studies, King's College, London)

Socrates in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries (Publications of the Centre for Hellenic Studies, King's College London)

The Ideas of Socrates (Continuum Studies in Ancient Philosophy): 12

Enhancing Teaching and Learning with Socratic Educational Strategies: Emerging Research and Opportunities (Advances in Educational Technologies and Instructional Design)

Socrates Against Athens: Philosophy on Trial

Socratic Testimonies

Neuromuscular Disease: Evidence and Analysis in Clinical Neurology

Socrates Against Athens: Philosophy on Trial

Selfhood and Rationality in Ancient Greek Philosophy: From Heraclitus to Plotinus

A Companion to Socrates: 6 (Wiley Companions to Philosophy)

Socrates' Daimonic Art: Love for Wisdom in Four Platonic Dialogues

Routledge - Artistic Foundations of Nations and Citizens Book

Aristotle - Contemporary Perspectives on his Thought - De Gruyter

Plato's Socrates & Education - Ontological-Hermeneutic Interpretation