Form and Argument in Late Plato

by Christopher Gill, Mary Margaret McCabe

Overview

Why did Plato put his philosophical arguments into dialogues, rather than presenting them in a plain and readily understandable fashion? A group of distinguished scholars here offer answers to this question by studying the relation between form and argument in his late dialogues. These penetrating studies show that the literary structure of the dialogues is of vital importance in the ongoing interpretation of Plato.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780199241422
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	11/16/2000
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	358
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 5.50(h) x 0.80(d)
Lexile:	1470L (what's this?)

About the Author

University of Exeter

King's College, London

Editorial Reviews

"The contents of this volume are likely to provide much material for future discussions of late Plato"—Bryn Mawr Classical Review

"Anyone who has tried to unravel the many puzzles of the late Platonic dialogues will find these essays helpful."—Religious Studies Review

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