Saving Our Prepositions - A Guide For The Perplexed

What are prepositions?  Easy.  Prepositions are those diminutive and deceptively simple words, like “at,” “by” “for,” “in,” “of,” “on” and ”to,” which are entrusted with the humble task of connecting one part of sentence to another.  They are the vital building blocks of the English language, and few sentences would be complete or even possible without them.  Yet they are also the banana peels of modern speech and we constantly slip up on them.  The unfortunate result is a rash of awkwardness, confusion and misunderstanding.

This book offers an introduction to Socrates, ideal for undergraduate students taking courses in Ancient and Greek Philosophy. Socrates is regarded as the founder of Western philosophical inquiry. Yet he left no writings and claimed to know 'nothing fine or worthy'. He spent his life perplexing those who encountered him and is as important and perplexing now as he was 2500 years ago. Drawing on the various competing sources for Socrates that are available to us, "Socrates: A Guide for the Perplexed" guides the reader through the main themes and ideas of Socrates' thought.