A Plato primer / J.D.G. Evans.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Evans, J. D. G. (John David Gemmill), 1942-2009.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Plato.

Philosophy, Ancient.

Reality.

Dialectic.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (ix, 163 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Durham : Acumen, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

A Plato Primer introduces beginning students and the general reader to the main theses, concepts and arguments in Plato's philosophy. Subtle, versatile and multi-faceted though Plato's thought undoubtedly is, it has a core that needs to be explored and savoured. Evans presents this core, as it appears over a large range of his works, spread out over many decades of composition and many philosophical topics. Through all this diversity Plato's original philosophical personality shines through. Evans approachs the material thematically, in terms of modern philosophical categories, in seven main chapters. Within each of these individual treatments Evans follows the lines of argument in the main works of Plato that explore them. Indications about how to pursue given topics in the secondary literature are given in the helpful guide to further reading.

Contents:

Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; A note on text, translations and references; Introduction; 1. The Republic; 2. Knowledge; 3. Reality; 4. Dialectic; 5. Value; 6. Causality and change; 7. Politics, art and the fate of the soul; Epilogue; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 02 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references (p. 145-160) and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

1-317-49213-7

1-317-49214-5

1-315-71150-8

1-280-11998-5

9786613523921

1-84465-469-9

9781315711508

OCLC:

898104259