Plato - Arguments of the philosophers

Plato - Arguments of the philosophers
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 617
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ISBN-10 : 9781136956720
ISBN-13 : 1136956727
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Synopsis Plato - Arguments of the philosophers by : Gosling

This book is available either individually, or as part of the specially-priced Arguments of the Philosphers Collection. The purpose of this series is to provide a contemporary assessment and history of the entire course of philosophical thought. Each book constitutes a detailed, critical introduction to the work of a philosopher of major influence and significance. This volume is intended as a critical discussion of some of Plato’s central philosophical theses.

Plato on the Value of Philosophy

Plato on the Value of Philosophy
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 233
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ISBN-10 : 9781107181984
ISBN-13 : 1107181984
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Synopsis Plato on the Value of Philosophy by : Tushar Irani

This book explores Plato's views on what an 'art of argument' should look like, investigating the relationship between psychology and rhetoric.

Philosophers in the "Republic"

Philosophers in the
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Publisher : Cornell University Press
Total Pages : 249
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ISBN-10 : 9780801465611
ISBN-13 : 0801465613
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Synopsis Philosophers in the "Republic" by : Roslyn Weiss

In Plato’s Republic Socrates contends that philosophers make the best rulers because only they behold with their mind’s eye the eternal and purely intelligible Forms of the Just, the Noble, and the Good. When, in addition, these men and women are endowed with a vast array of moral, intellectual, and personal virtues and are appropriately educated, surely no one could doubt the wisdom of entrusting to them the governance of cities. Although it is widely—and reasonably—assumed that all the Republic’s philosophers are the same, Roslyn Weiss argues in this boldly original book that the Republic actually contains two distinct and irreconcilable portrayals of the philosopher. According to Weiss, Plato’s two paradigms of the philosopher are the "philosopher by nature" and the "philosopher by design." Philosophers by design, as the allegory of the Cave vividly shows, must be forcibly dragged from the material world of pleasure to the sublime realm of the intellect, and from there back down again to the "Cave" to rule the beautiful city envisioned by Socrates and his interlocutors. Yet philosophers by nature, described earlier in the Republic, are distinguished by their natural yearning to encounter the transcendent realm of pure Forms, as well as by a willingness to serve others—at least under appropriate circumstances. In contrast to both sets of philosophers stands Socrates, who represents a third paradigm, one, however, that is no more than hinted at in the Republic. As a man who not only loves "what is" but is also utterly devoted to the justice of others—even at great personal cost—Socrates surpasses both the philosophers by design and the philosophers by nature. By shedding light on an aspect of the Republic that has escaped notice, Weiss’s new interpretation will challenge Plato scholars to revisit their assumptions about Plato’s moral and political philosophy.

Plato's Arguments for Forms

Plato's Arguments for Forms
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Publisher : Cambridge Philological Society
Total Pages : 109
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ISBN-10 : 9781913701154
ISBN-13 : 1913701158
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Synopsis Plato's Arguments for Forms by : Robert William Jordan

If we are to understand why Plato had a theory of Forms, we must explain, firstly, why he thought it necessary to depart from the ontology of the Socratic dialogues; secondly, why he then posited the existence of entities that have the characteristics that he ascribes to Forms (entities that are 'unmixed', 'unchanging', 'in every way being' and so on); and thirdly, why Plato took this course when other philosophers have not done so (and even he himself and his immediate pupils were later to modify or abandon the theory). In this study, Robert William Jordan discovers an answer to these questions where we might expect to find one - namely in the arguments Plato gives us in favour of the hypothesis that there are Forms. These arguments, on analysis, reveal not just a concern with the nature of knowledge and explanation, but an interest in the analysis of the apparent contradictions that Plato in his middle period thought to be presented to the intellect by the sensible world. These contradictions, he then thought, could not be resolved except by those with knowledge of the Forms.

Plato and Nietzsche

Plato and Nietzsche
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Publisher : A&C Black
Total Pages : 236
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ISBN-10 : 9781472532893
ISBN-13 : 1472532899
Rating : 4/5 (93 Downloads)

Synopsis Plato and Nietzsche by : Mark Anderson

It is commonly known that Nietzsche is one of Plato's primary philosophical antagonists, yet there is no full-length treatment in English of their ideas in dialogue and debate. Plato and Nietzsche is an advanced introduction to these two thinkers, with original insights and arguments interspersed throughout the text. Through a rigorous exploration of their ideas on art, metaphysics, ethics, and the nature of philosophy, and by explaining and analyzing each man's distinctive approach, Mark Anderson demonstrates the many and varied ways they play off against one another. This book provides the background necessary to understanding the principle matters at issue between these two philosophers and to developing an awareness that Nietzsche's engagement with Plato is deeper and more nuanced than it is often presented as being.

Philosopher-Kings

Philosopher-Kings
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Publisher : Hackett Publishing
Total Pages : 370
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ISBN-10 : 9781603840354
ISBN-13 : 1603840354
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Synopsis Philosopher-Kings by : C. D. C. Reeve

Philosopher-Kings broke new ground on its first appearance by delivering to an audience accustomed to looking for flaws in Plato's thinking an interpretation of the Republic that celebrates the coherence of Plato's argument as it ramifies through every cranny of that controversial work. Reeve's book swiftly became a classic of Platonic scholarship and has never lost its grip. Its reissue by Hackett is a very welcome event. --G. R. F. Ferrari, University of California, Berkeley

Socrates and Philosophy in the Dialogues of Plato

Socrates and Philosophy in the Dialogues of Plato
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 311
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ISBN-10 : 9781139497978
ISBN-13 : 1139497979
Rating : 4/5 (78 Downloads)

Synopsis Socrates and Philosophy in the Dialogues of Plato by : Sandra Peterson

In Plato's Apology, Socrates says he spent his life examining and questioning people on how best to live, while avowing that he himself knows nothing important. Elsewhere, however, for example in Plato's Republic, Plato's Socrates presents radical and grandiose theses. In this book Sandra Peterson offers a hypothesis which explains the puzzle of Socrates' two contrasting manners. She argues that the apparently confident doctrinal Socrates is in fact conducting the first step of an examination: by eliciting his interlocutors' reactions, his apparently doctrinal lectures reveal what his interlocutors believe is the best way to live. She tests her hypothesis by close reading of passages in the Theaetetus, Republic and Phaedo. Her provocative conclusion, that there is a single Socrates whose conception and practice of philosophy remain the same throughout the dialogues, will be of interest to a wide range of readers in ancient philosophy and classics.

Plato at the Googleplex

Plato at the Googleplex
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Publisher : Pantheon
Total Pages : 481
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ISBN-10 : 9780307378194
ISBN-13 : 0307378195
Rating : 4/5 (94 Downloads)

Synopsis Plato at the Googleplex by : Rebecca Goldstein

Acclaimed philosopher and novelist Rebecca Newberger Goldstein provides a dazzlingly original plunge into the drama of philosophy, revealing its hidden role in today's debates on religion, morality, politics, and science.

Socrates, Philosophy in Plato's Early Dialogues

Socrates, Philosophy in Plato's Early Dialogues
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Publisher : Routledge & Kegan Paul Books
Total Pages : 368
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ISBN-10 : STANFORD:36105035510903
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Synopsis Socrates, Philosophy in Plato's Early Dialogues by : Gerasimos Xenophon Santas

The Republic

The Republic
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Publisher : BookRix
Total Pages : 530
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ISBN-10 : 9783736801462
ISBN-13 : 3736801467
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Synopsis The Republic by : By Plato

The Republic is a Socratic dialogue, written by Plato around 380 BCE, concerning the definition of justice, the order and character of the just city-state and the just man. The dramatic date of the dialogue has been much debated and though it must take place some time during the Peloponnesian War, "there would be jarring anachronisms if any of the candidate specific dates between 432 and 404 were assigned". It is Plato's best-known work and has proven to be one of the most intellectually and historically influential works of philosophy and political theory. In it, Socrates along with various Athenians and foreigners discuss the meaning of justice and examine whether or not the just man is happier than the unjust man by considering a series of different cities coming into existence "in speech", culminating in a city (Kallipolis) ruled by philosopher-kings; and by examining the nature of existing regimes. The participants also discuss the theory of forms, the immortality of the soul, and the roles of the philosopher and of poetry in society.