Platons "Parmenides" und Marsilio Ficinos "Parmenides"-Kommentar : ein kritischer Vergleich / Arne Malmsheimer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Malmsheimer, Arne.

Contributor:

Rosengarten Family Fund.

Series:

Bochumer Studien zur Philosophie 1384-668X ; Bd. 34.

Bochumer Studien zur Philosophie, 1384-668X ; Bd. 34

Language:

German

Subjects (All):

Plato. Parmenides.

Plato.

Ficino, Marsilio, 1433-1499. Commentarius in Parmenidem.

Ficino, Marsilio.

Physical Description:

ix, 325 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : B.R. Grüner, [2001]

Summary:

The Platonic dialogue `Philosophos', which Plato himself mentions in the `Sophistes', is usually considered to be a lost work. A detailed analysis of the `Theaitetos' as well as the so-called Eleatic dialogues reveals that Plato completed the trilogy `Sophistes', `Politikos' and `Philosophos' with the `Parmenides' - hence, that the lost `Philosphos' is identical with the existing `Parmenides'. The dialectical exercise of the `Parmenides' demonstrates a kind of theory of subjectivity in which the One reveals itself to be the human soul. The human soul - through the multiplicity of its sentences and their dialogical unity - therefore creates reality. Nevertheless, the human soul is dependent on the examination of this very reality in dialogue with another. In his `Parmenides'-commentary Marsilio Ficino shows a quite different understanding of the `Parmenides'. Ficino's exegetical approach mainly follows Proclus' commentary. As a result, reality is not described as a creation of the human soul - on the contrary, it appears to be a well-organised hierarchy. This volume analyzes Ficino's argumentation and finally rejects it.

Notes:

Originally presented as the author's thesis--Bochum, 2000.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 309-316) and indexes.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.

ISBN:

9060323637

OCLC:

47254193