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Companion to Plato
(Edited By Hugh H. Benson)
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hardcover. This broad-ranging Companion comprises original contributions from some of the best Platonic scholars in the world today and reflects the various ways in which they are dealing with Plato's legacy. The contributions are devoted to topics in Platonic philosophy, ranging from perception and knowledge to politics and cosmology. Editor(s): Benson, Hugh H. Series: Blackwell Companions to Philosophy. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; DSBB; HPCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 180 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1046. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
This broad-ranging Companion comprises original contributions from leading Platonic scholars and reflects the different ways in which they are dealing with Plato's legacy. * Covers an exceptionally broad range of subjects from diverse perspectives * Contributions are devoted to topics, ranging from perception and knowledge to politics and cosmology * Allows readers to see how a position advocated in one of Plato's dialogues compares with positions advocated in others * Permits readers to engage the debate concerning Plato's philosophical development on particular topics * Also includes overviews of Plato's life, works and philosophical method
This broad-ranging Companion comprises original contributions from leading Platonic scholars and reflects the different ways in which they are dealing with Plato's legacy. * Covers an exceptionally broad range of subjects from diverse perspectives * Contributions are devoted to topics, ranging from perception and knowledge to politics and cosmology * Allows readers to see how a position advocated in one of Plato's dialogues compares with positions advocated in others * Permits readers to engage the debate concerning Plato's philosophical development on particular topics * Also includes overviews of Plato's life, works and philosophical method
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell
Condition
Used, Very Good
Series
Blackwell Companions to Philosophy
Number of Pages
496
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781405115216
SKU
KSG0034372
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About (Edited By Hugh H. Benson)
Hugh H. Benson is Professor and Chair of the Department of Philosophy at the University of Oklahoma. He is the editor of Essays on the Philosophy of Socrates (1992) and author of Socratic Wisdom (2000) as well as various articles on the philosophy of Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle.
Reviews for Companion to Plato
"The essays are generally well-written, informative and thought-provoking, and the collection as a whole is aptly designed to bring a reader face to face with the major themes in the current discussion of Plato's philosophy." (The Classical Review, 2008) "This hefty volume differs from many anthologies on Plato in its comprehensiveness...The essays represent recent scholarship on Plato, with ... Read more