Plato's moral realism : the discovery of the presuppositions of ethics / John M. Rist.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rist, John M.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Plato.

Plato. Republic.

Ethics, Ancient.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (304 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, District of Columbia : Catholic University of America Press, 2012.

Summary:

Surveying many of Plato's dialogues from the early, middle, and late periods, prominent philosopher John M. Rist shows how Plato gradually came to realize the need for metaphysics to support his ethical position and that a rigorous ethics required a secure metaphysics grounded in universal values.

Contents:

""Contents""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction""; ""1. Religion, Socrates, and the Platonic Socrates""; ""2. Scrutinizing Character, Scrutinizing Moral Propositions""; ""3. The Discovery of Separate Form""; ""4. Forms and Erotic Passion""; ""5. Ethics, Psychology, and Metaphysics in the Phaedo""; ""6. The Republic: The Finished Theory of Forms?""; ""7. Reconstructions: From Parmenides to Philebus""; ""8. Gods, God, and Goodness""; ""9. Ethics and Metaphysics: Then and Now""; ""Appendix A: Republic Book Five: Some Background to Eugenic Theory""

""Appendix B: Literature and Platonic Transcendentalism""""Selected Bibliography""; ""Index""

Notes:

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

0-8132-1984-1

OCLC:

864828568