The Platonic Art of Philosophy

Hardback

Main Details

Title The Platonic Art of Philosophy
Authors and Contributors      Edited by George Boys-Stones
Edited by Dimitri El Murr
Edited by Christopher Gill
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:351
Dimensions(mm): Height 235,Width 157
Category/GenreWestern philosophy - Ancient to c 500
ISBN/Barcode 9781107038981
ClassificationsDewey:184
Audience
Professional & Vocational
Illustrations 1 Halftones, black and white

Publishing Details

Publisher Cambridge University Press
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publication Date 15 August 2013
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

This is a collection of essays written by leading experts in honour of Christopher Rowe, and inspired by his groundbreaking work in the exegesis of Plato. The authors represent scholarly traditions which are sometimes very different in their approaches and interests, and so rarely brought into dialogue with each other. This volume, by contrast, aims to explore synergies between them. Key topics include: the literary unity of Plato's works; the presence and role of his contemporaries in his dialogues; the function of myth (especially the Atlantis myth); Plato's Socratic heritage, especially as played out in his discussions of psychology; and his views of truth and being. Prominent among the dialogues discussed are Euthydemus, Phaedo, Phaedrus, Republic, Theaetetus, Timaeus, Sophist and Laws.

Author Biography

George Boys-Stones is Professor of Ancient Philosophy at Durham University. Dimitri El Murr is Lecturer in Ancient Philosophy at the University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne. Christopher Gill is Professor of Ancient Thought at the University of Exeter.