Socrates: Ironist Moral Philos - Paperbackby Gregory Vlastos (Author) This long awaited study of the most enigmatic figure of Greek philosophy reclaims Socrates' ground breaking originality. Written by a leading historian of Greek thought, it argues for a Socrates who, though long overshadowed by his successors Plato and Aristotle, marked the true turning point in Greek philosophy, religion and ethics. The quest for the historical figure focuses on the Socrates of Plato's earlier dialogues,