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1 online resource (491 pages) |
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Blackwell companions to philosophy |
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Blackwell companions to philosophy
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| Contents |
Notes on Contributors; Preface; Abbreviations used in this Volume; 1 The Life of Plato of Athens DEBRA NAILS; 2 Interpreting Plato CHRISTOPHER ROWE; 3 The Socratic Problem WILLIAM J. PRIOR; Part I PLATONIC METHOD AND THE DIALOGUE FORM; 4 Form and the Platonic Dialogues MARY MARGARET MCCABE; 5 The Socratic Elenchus CHARLES M. YOUNG; 6 Platonic Definitions and Forms R.M. DANCY; 7 Plato 's Method of Dialectic HUGH H. BENSON; Part II PLATONIC EPISTEMOLOGY; 8 Socratic Ignorance GARETH B. MATTHEWS; 9 Plato on Recollection CHARLES KAHN |
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10 Plato: A Theory of Perception or a Nod to Sensation? DEBORAH K.W. MODRAK11 Knowledge and the Forms in Plato MICHAEL FEREJOHN; Part III PLATONIC METAPHYSICS; 12 The Forms and the Sciences in Socrates and Plato TERRY PENNER; 13 Problems for Forms MARY LOUISE GILL; 14 The Role of Cosmology in Plato's Philosophy CYNTHIA FREELAND; 15 Plato on Language DAVID SEDLEY; 16 Plato and Mathematics MICHAEL J. WHITE; 17 Platonic Religion MARK L. MCPHERRAN; Part IV PLATONIC PSYCHOLOGY; 18 The S |
| Summary |
Plato and Platonism remain fundamental to the practice of philosophy. This work includes contributions from Platonic scholars from around the world and reflects the various ways in which they are dealing with Plato's legacy. It covers topics in Platonic philosophy, ranging from perception and knowledge to politics and cosmology |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Plato
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| SUBJECT |
Plato. fast (OCoLC)fst00046610 |
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Philosophy, Ancient.
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Philosophy, Ancient.
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781405178426 |
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1405178426 |
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1280850930 |
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9781280850936 |
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