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Plato: Meno (Aris and Phillips Classical Texts)
Professor R. W. Sharples
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Description for Plato: Meno (Aris and Phillips Classical Texts)
Paperback. Editor(s): Sharples, R. W. Series: Classical Texts. Num Pages: 210 pages, commentary, notes. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; DNF; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 210 x 149 x 12. Weight in Grams: 272.
Plato's Meno is the dialogue which more than any other occupies a transitional position between the early Socratic dialogues and the developed middle period theory of the Phaedo, Symposium and Republic. It is thus of particular interest for the insights that it gives us into the process by which Plato arrived at that theory. The issues which it raises are philosophically interesting in themselves: how can we know that we have the right answer to a question, unless we knew what the answer was before we asked the question in the first place? Is excellence (arete) something that we can ... Read more
Plato's Meno is the dialogue which more than any other occupies a transitional position between the early Socratic dialogues and the developed middle period theory of the Phaedo, Symposium and Republic. It is thus of particular interest for the insights that it gives us into the process by which Plato arrived at that theory. The issues which it raises are philosophically interesting in themselves: how can we know that we have the right answer to a question, unless we knew what the answer was before we asked the question in the first place? Is excellence (arete) something that we can ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Aris & Phillips
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1985
Series
Aris & Phillips Classical Texts
Condition
New
Weight
276g
Number of Pages
206
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780856682490
SKU
V9780856682490
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About Professor R. W. Sharples
R.W. Sharples was Professor of Classics at University College London. He published widely on ancient philosophy, especially the Aristotelian tradition (Theophrastus, Alexander of Aphrodisias). His books include Stoics, Epicureans and Sceptics (Routledge, 1996), Nemesius: On Fate (Liverpool University Press, 2008), and he has translated Cicero: On Fate with Boethius: The Consolation of Philosophy IV.5-7, V and Plato: Meno for the ... Read more
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