| The Platonic Art of Philosophy Contributor(s): Boys-Stones, George (Editor), El Murr, Dimitri (Editor), Gill, Christopher (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1107038987 ISBN-13: 9781107038981 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $128.25 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | History & Surveys - Ancient & Classical |
| Dewey: 184 |
| LCCN: 2013008186 |
| Physical Information: 1.1" H x 5.9" W x 9.1" (1.40 lbs) 351 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This is a collection of essays written by leading experts in honour of Christopher Rowe, and inspired by his groundbreaking work in the exegesis of Plato. The authors represent scholarly traditions which are sometimes very different in their approaches and interests, and so rarely brought into dialogue with each other. This volume, by contrast, aims to explore synergies between them. Key topics include: the literary unity of Plato's works; the presence and role of his contemporaries in his dialogues; the function of myth (especially the Atlantis myth); Plato's Socratic heritage, especially as played out in his discussions of psychology; and his views of truth and being. Prominent among the dialogues discussed are Euthydemus, Phaedo, Phaedrus, Republic, Theaetetus, Timaeus, Sophist and Laws. |
Contributor Bio(s): Boys-Stones, George: - George Boys-Stones is Professor of Ancient Philosophy at Durham University.Gill, Christopher: - Christopher Gill is Professor of Ancient Thought at the University of Exeter.El Murr, Dimitri: - Dimitri El Murr is Lecturer in Ancient Philosophy at the University of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne. |