The Platonic Art of Philosophy

by George Boys-Stones (editor), Dimitri El Murr (Editor), Christopher Gill (Editor)

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 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.

Genres: Philosophy

353 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 2013

Reviews

[Ietrio · Rating 1 out of 5]

Professional scholars for whom scholarship means money, mostly given by the State, to watch the moss grow on the stone outside their University assigned window. A long expired totalitarian thinker with the knowledge and understanding of a 21st century 6 year old, yet with a shrewdness built on many fallacies continues to fascinate people who can get a nice living out of rehashing the same few pages. Appalling.