Platon - Skrifter. Bok 2

Platon #2

by Plato

Den andra boken av planerade sex med Platons samlade skrifter i ny översättning från det grekiska originalet av Jan Stolpe.
Bok 2 innehåller nio olika dialoger, varav flera hör till Platons mest berömda och lästa. I Menon hävdar Sokrates att själen är odödlig och att även en okunnig slav äger insikter som han kan återerinra sig. I Protagoras diskuterar Sokrates begreppet dygd.
Lysis och Charmides avhandlar vänskap och besinning, i Ion diskuterar man diktkonsten, Euthydemos är en drift med allsköns debattknep och intellektuella förförarkonster, och i Menexenos gör Sokrates en mördande parodi på ett patriotiskt standardtal.
Faidros innehåller oförglömligt visionära bilder av kärleken, och Kratylos, som inte funnits på svenska på nära hundra år, är en halsbrytande diskussion om språket och orden.
Förord, noter och litteraturhänvisningar av Jan Stolpe.

Genres: Philosophy, Nonfiction

First published January 1, 348

About the author

Plato (Greek: Πλάτων), born Aristocles (c. 427 – 348 BC), was an ancient Greek philosopher of the Classical period who is considered a foundational thinker in Western philosophy and an innovator of the written dialogue and dialectic forms. He raised problems for what became all the major areas of both theoretical philosophy and practical philosophy, and was the founder of the Platonic Academy, a philosophical school in Athens where Plato taught the doctrines that would later become known as Platonism.
Plato's most famous contribution is the theory of forms (or ideas), which has been interpreted as advancing a solution to what is now known as the problem of universals. He was decisively influenced by the pre-Socratic thinkers Pythagoras, Heraclitus, and Parmenides, although much of what is known about them is derived from Plato himself.
Along with his teacher Socrates, and Aristotle, his student, Plato is a central figure in the history of philosophy. Plato's entire body of work is believed to have survived intact for over 2,400 years—unlike that of nearly all of his contemporaries. Although their popularity has fluctuated, they have consistently been read and studied through the ages. Through Neoplatonism, he also greatly influenced both Christian and Islamic philosophy. In modern times, Alfred North Whitehead famously said: "the safest general characterization of the European philosophical tradition is that it consists of a series of footnotes to Plato."

Reviews

[Jark Lulle · Rating 5 out of 5]

Det är så sjukt att kunna ta del av helt galna diskussioner från 2300 år sedan. Älskar det här.

[Artur Hollsten · Rating 5 out of 5]

Sokrates (Platon) är ett av antikens största troll.