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The Midwife of Platonism: Text and Subtext in Plato's Theaetetus
David N. Sedley
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Description for The Midwife of Platonism: Text and Subtext in Plato's Theaetetus
hardcover. Proposes and develops a solution, based on a two-level reading. Offering significant reinterpretations of the dialogue's main arguments, this book is addressed to readers interested in Plato, and does not require knowledge of Greek. Num Pages: 212 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCA; HPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 142 x 23. Weight in Grams: 406. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
Plato's Theaetetus is an acknowledged masterpiece, and among the most influential texts in the history of epistemology. Since antiquity it has been debated whether this dialogue was written by Plato to support his familiar metaphysical doctrines, or represents a self-distancing from these. David Sedley's book offers a via media, founded on a radical separation of the author, Plato, from his main speaker, Socrates. The dialogue, it is argued, is addressed to readers familiar with Plato's mature doctrines, and sets out to show how these doctrines, far from being an abandonment of his Socratic heritage, are its natural outcome. The Socrates ... Read more
Plato's Theaetetus is an acknowledged masterpiece, and among the most influential texts in the history of epistemology. Since antiquity it has been debated whether this dialogue was written by Plato to support his familiar metaphysical doctrines, or represents a self-distancing from these. David Sedley's book offers a via media, founded on a radical separation of the author, Plato, from his main speaker, Socrates. The dialogue, it is argued, is addressed to readers familiar with Plato's mature doctrines, and sets out to show how these doctrines, far from being an abandonment of his Socratic heritage, are its natural outcome. The Socrates ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
Number of Pages
212
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780199267033
SKU
KSG0033769
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Reviews for The Midwife of Platonism: Text and Subtext in Plato's Theaetetus
elegant and engaging, a refreshing reconsideration of the relation of Plato to Socrates. . . . The Midwife of Platonism is an enjoyable book to read, which I recommend to anyone with an interest in the Theaetetus and in the perennial question of Socrates. This slim volume, written in a modest and accessible style, aims in its own quiet way ... Read more