Plato : the man and his work / A.E. Taylor.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Taylor, A. E. (Alfred Edward), 1869-1945, author.

Series:

Routledge library editions. Plato.

Routledge library editions. Plato ; v. 18

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Plato.

Philosophy, Ancient.

Metaphysics.

Knowledge, Theory of.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (577 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon : Routledge, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book provides an introduction to Plato's work that gives a clear statement of what Plato has to say about the problems of thought and life. In particular, it tells the reader just what Plato says, and makes no attempt to force a system on the Platonic text or to trim Plato's works to suit contemporary philosophical tastes. The author also gives an account that has historical fidelity - we cannot really understand the Republic or the Gorgias if we forget that the Athens of the conversations is meant to be the Athens of Nicias or Cleon, not the very different Athens of Plato's own manhoo

Contents:

Plato The Man and His Work; Copyright; Plato The Man and His Work; Copyright; Preface; Contents; Chapter I. The Life Of Plato; Chapter II. The Platonic Writings; Chapter III. Minor Socratic Dialogues: Hippias Major, Hippias Minor, Ion, Menexenus; Chapter IV. Minor Socratic Dialogues: Charmides, Laches, Lysis; Chapter V. Minor Socratic Dialogues: Cratylus, Euthydemus; Chapter VI. Socratic Dialogues: Gorgias, Meno; Chapter VII. Socratic Dialogues: Euthyphro, Apology, Crito; Chapter VIII. Phaedo; Chapter IX. Symposium; Chapter X. Protagoras; Chapter XI. Republic; Chapter XII. Phaedrus

Chapter XIII. TheaetetusChapter XIV. Parmenides; Chapter XV. Sophistes-Politicus; Chapter XVI. Philebus; Chapter XVII. Timaeus and Critias; Chapter XVIII. Laws and Epinomis; Chapter XIX. Plato in the Academy-Forms and Numbers; Addenda; Chronological Table; Appendix-The Platonic Apocrypha; Indexes-; I. Index of Proper Names; II. Index of Subjects

Notes:

First published in 1926 by Methuen.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

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

ISBN:

1-136-23476-4

0-203-10137-5

1-283-86328-6

1-136-23477-2

9780203101377

OCLC:

823387014