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Metaphysics and Method in Plato´s Statesman
Kenneth M. Sayre
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Description for Metaphysics and Method in Plato´s Statesman
hardcover. In this study, Sayre discusses key, but previously obscure, passages in the Statesman. Num Pages: 278 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: HPCA; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 518. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
At the beginning of his Metaphysics, Aristotle attributed several strange-sounding theses to Plato. Generations of Plato scholars have assumed that these could not be found in the dialogues. In heated arguments, they have debated the significance of these claims, some arguing that they constituted an 'unwritten teaching' and others maintaining that Aristotle was mistaken in attributing them to Plato. In a prior book-length study on Plato's late ontology, Kenneth M. Sayre demonstrated that, despite differences in terminology, these claims correspond to themes developed by Plato in the Parmenides and the Philebus. In this book, he shows how this correspondence can ... Read more
At the beginning of his Metaphysics, Aristotle attributed several strange-sounding theses to Plato. Generations of Plato scholars have assumed that these could not be found in the dialogues. In heated arguments, they have debated the significance of these claims, some arguing that they constituted an 'unwritten teaching' and others maintaining that Aristotle was mistaken in attributing them to Plato. In a prior book-length study on Plato's late ontology, Kenneth M. Sayre demonstrated that, despite differences in terminology, these claims correspond to themes developed by Plato in the Parmenides and the Philebus. In this book, he shows how this correspondence can ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
Number of Pages
278
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521866088
SKU
KSG0034083
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About Kenneth M. Sayre
Kenneth Sayre is professor of philosophy and Director of the Philosophic Institute at the University of Notre Dame. He has published sixteen books on a variety of philosophical topics, of which four are on Plato.
Reviews for Metaphysics and Method in Plato´s Statesman
Review of the hardback: ' … solid and thought-provoking. Students and scholars of Platonic philosophy will find much to ponder here.' BMCR