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Description for A Companion to Plato
Paperback. 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, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 27. Weight in Grams: 840.
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.
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
496
Condition
New
Series
Blackwell Companions to Philosophy
Number of Pages
496
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United States
ISBN
9781405191111
SKU
V9781405191111
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Ref
99-50
About 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 A Companion to Plato
"This compendium of 29 essays by leading scholars, on every aspect of Plato from his biography and literary style to his metaphysics and politics to his reception by later philosophical and religious traditions, is a welcome addition to the resources available to students of Plato. A number of essays distill cutting-edge research developed in greater detail in the authors’ monographs. ... Read more