The Midwife of Platonism: Text and Subtext in Plato's Theaetetus

by David Sedley

Overview

The Theaetetus is among the most brilliant of Plato's dialogues, but is also deeply enigmatic, leaving readers divided over its philosophical intentions. David Sedley proposes and develops a solution, based on a groundbreaking two-level reading. Offering significant reinterpretations of the dialogue's main arguments, The Midwife of Platonism is addressed to all readers interested in Plato, and does not require knowledge of Greek.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780199204144
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	10/05/2006
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	212
Product dimensions:	8.45(w) x 5.55(h) x 0.49(d)

About the Author

University of Cambridge

Editorial Reviews

"The Midwife of Platonism by David Sedley is an enjoyable book to read. It is elegant and engaging, a refreshing reconsideration of the relation of Plato to Socrates...I reccommend [it] to anyone with an interest in the Theaetetus and in the perennial question of Socrates."—Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews

"David Sedley is one of my favorite philosophical authors. Everything he writes is fresh, bold, interesting, provocative, sensitive, sympathetic, and a delight to read. He often makes interesting use of his considerable knowledge of the middle platonists."—Gail Fine, The Philosophical Quarterly

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