Plato's philosophers : the coherence of the dialogues the coherence of the dialogues Catherine H. Zuckert
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TextPublisher: Chicago : The University of Chicago Press, 2009Description: viii, 888 p. ; 24 cmISBN: 9780226993355 (cloth : alk. paper); 0226993353 (cloth : alk. paper)Subject(s): Plato. DialoguesDDC classification: 184 LOC classification: B395 | .Z77 2009| Item type | Current location | Home library | Collection | Shelving location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [863]-879) and index.
Introduction: Platonic dramatology -- The political and philosophical problems. Using pre-Socratic philosophy to support political reform: the Athenian stranger ; Plato's Parmenides: Parmenides' critique of Socrates and Plato's critique of Parmenides ; Becoming Socrates ; Socrates interrogates his contemporaries about the noble and good -- Paradigms of philosophy. Socrates' positive teaching ; Timaeus-Critias: completing or challenging Socratic political philosophy? ; Socratic practice -- The trial and death of Socrates. The limits of human intelligence ; The Eleatic challenge ; The trial and death of Socrates -- Conclusion: Why Plato made Socrates his hero.
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