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Plato's "Parmenides"
(Translated By Samuel Scolnicov)
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Description for Plato's "Parmenides"
hardcover. Of all Plato's dialogues, the "Parmenides" is notoriously the most difficult to interpret. Scholars of all periods have disagreed about its aims and subject matter. This work presents a translation of the dialogue together with an introduction and commentary which provides an explanation. Num Pages: 205 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 68. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
Of all Plato's dialogues, the Parmenides is notoriously the most difficult to interpret. Scholars of all periods have disagreed about its aims and subject matter. The interpretations have ranged from reading the dialogue as an introduction to the whole of Platonic metaphysics to seeing it as a collection of sophisticated tricks, or even as an elaborate joke. This work presents an illuminating new translation of the dialogue together with an extensive introduction and running commentary, giving a unified explanation of the Parmenides and integrating it firmly within the context of Plato's metaphysics and methodology. Scolnicov shows that in the ... Read more
Of all Plato's dialogues, the Parmenides is notoriously the most difficult to interpret. Scholars of all periods have disagreed about its aims and subject matter. The interpretations have ranged from reading the dialogue as an introduction to the whole of Platonic metaphysics to seeing it as a collection of sophisticated tricks, or even as an elaborate joke. This work presents an illuminating new translation of the dialogue together with an extensive introduction and running commentary, giving a unified explanation of the Parmenides and integrating it firmly within the context of Plato's metaphysics and methodology. Scolnicov shows that in the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of California Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
Number of Pages
205
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520224032
SKU
KSG0033785
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About (Translated By Samuel Scolnicov)
Samuel Scolnicov is Associate Professor of Philosophy at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem and author of Plato's Metaphysics of Education (1988).
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