This is one of the most obscure, poorly written, jargon-full pieces of nonsense I have ever read. I hated it. I hated the writing, and while the figure of Socrates is interesting, here there is no sense of him or his philosophies - there is only lots and lots of impenetrable academic pomp that made me want to tear my hair out. An INTRODUCTION to Socrates, as this is labeled, should not attempt to confuse its reader nor actively make them wish to stop reading said introduction. The point of language is to provide human beings the means with which to communicate to one another. Academics who write like this, without metaphor and seeking only to uplift their own inflated egos, are doing a disservice both to academia and to those wishing to learn. I am now soured on this series.