Description |
1 online resource (113 pages) |
Contents |
THE CHARMIDES OF PLATO PROBLEMS AND INTERPRETATIONS; Title page; Copyright page; Table of contents; Introduction; Summary of the contents of the Charmides; Discussion of passages; Select bibliography containing those studies referred to by their authors' names alone, in chronological order; Index of passages cited |
Summary |
The Charmides is among Plato's most intriguing and perplexing dialogues. The range of subjects touched or treated is extremely wide: matters logical, epistemological, moral, ethical, political, and religious. In many cases, these are discussed in a highly inconclusive and aporetic way, especially when it comes to the subject of knowledge. Finally, the dialogue is also difficult on almost every level of its expression; mock-reasonings, misunderstandings, ironies, paradoxes, and perplexities abound. As a result, the run of its many arguments, both on the short and the long range, and its overall |
Notes |
Print version record |
Subject |
Plato. Charmides.
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Plato -- Criticism and interpretation
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SUBJECT |
Plato fast |
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Charmides (Plato) fast |
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Greek literature.
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Greek literature
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Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Form |
Electronic book
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ISBN |
9789027272546 |
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9027272549 |
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