Intro
Editor's Introduction
Preface
Contents
Chapter 1: The Socratic Method
Meno, Republic I, and Theaetetus
The Socratic Method of Instruction
The Law-School Socratic Method
The Socratic Elenchus
Chapter 2: Analyzing Courage: Laches
The Need for Expertise
A Requirement for Knowledge
Focusing on a Part of Virtue
A Counterexample
A Second Try
Perplexity
Nicias Has a Try
The Crommyon Sow
What Is to Be Feared and Hoped for
Rejection
What Went Wrong?
Unsettling Questions
Chapter 3: Analyzing Piety: Euthyphro
Filial Piety

What Is Piety?
The Inner Paradeigma
The First Suggestion
The Second Suggestion
The Central Argument
Chapter 4: Blameworthy Ignorance: Apology
Examples
The Hard Rock of Perplexity
The Delphic Oracle
The Oracle Story Applied
Finding Another Motivation for the Elenchus
The Divine Mission
Blameworthy Ignorance
The Ethics of Belief
Chapter 5: Virtue in Socratic Ignorance: Charmides
Self-Mastery
A Natural Virtue?
Knowing One's Own Virtues
The Argument
The First Two Suggestions
Another Interlocutor
Why Critias?

Justification for Conducting an Elenchus
Socratic Ignorance as a Virtue
Chapter 6: Latent Knowledge: Meno
Complete Ignorance
Targeting Virtue
Criteria for a Satisfactory Analysis
A Suggested Analysis
Perplexity
The Paradox of Inquiry
Recollection
Conclusion
Chapter 7: Forms Left Unanalyzed: Phaedo
Equality
Chapter 8: Downgrading the Elenchus: Republic I-II
Why Another Elenchus?
Republic I as an Elenchus
Looking More Closely
Justice as a Real Kind
The Craft Analogy
The Profit of Injustice
Plato's Assessment of the Elenchus

Glaucon Takes Over
The Social Compact
Plato's Change of Focus
Chapter 9: Farewell to the Elenchus: Theaetetus
Reading the Theaetetus as an Elenchus
Chapter 10: Philosophy Professionalized: Sophist
Chapter 11: Conclusion
Internal Limitations
Another Internal Limitation
External Reasons
Bibliography
Index.