Plato's unwritten doctrines / Carl Séan O'Brien.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

O'Brien, Carl Sean, author.

Series:

Cambridge elements. Elements in ancient philosophy

Cambridge elements. Elements in ancient philosophy, 2631-4118

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Plato--Criticism and interpretation.

Plato.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2025.

Summary:

"This Element examines the arguments advanced by the Tübingen-Milan School in support of the claim that Plato had Unwritten Doctrines (agrapha dogmata), revealed in Aristotle and other testimonia and indicated - but not explicitly treated - in some of his dialogues. The Unwritten Doctrines are primarily concerned with Plato's Theory of Principles of (the One and the Indefinite Dyad) which accounts for unity and multiplicity respectively. This Element considers two opposing approaches to reading Plato: that of sola scriptura (through the writings alone) or via the tradition. While it may appear counter-intuitive to privilege other sources over Plato's own works, his criticism of writing in the Phaedrus and the 'deliberate gaps', where he teases the reader with the possibility of a fuller response than that provided on the current occasion, firmly indicate the existence of doctrines not committed to his dialogues"-- Cambridge University Press.

Contents:

What are the unwritten doctrines?

Plato’s criticism of writing

Plato’s theory of principles and the testimonia

Consequences of the Tübingen school approach for later Platonism

Critics of the unwritten doctrines.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Online resource; title from PDF title page (Cambridge University Press, viewed November 10, 2025).

Other Format:

Print version: O'Brien, Carl Sean. Plato's unwritten doctrines

ISBN:

9781009506168

1009506161

9781009506212

1009506218

OCLC:

1539299192

Publisher Number:

CIPO000281497

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