Plato's unusual combination of argumentative and creative talents complicates any interpretative approach to his work, as does his choice of Socrates as a major figure. In recent years, scholars have looked more closely at the philosophical importance of the imaginative and literary aspects of Plato's writing, and have begun to appreciate the methods of the ancient philosophers and commentators who studied Plato and their attitudes to Plato's appropriation of Socrates.
This study brings together leading philosophical and literary scholars who investigate these new-old approaches and their significance in distancing us from the standard ways of reading Plato. Confronting the standard modern readings more directly, this work attempts to present the outcomes of these investigations to readers in a way that will encourage further exploration and innovative engagement.
Recently, scholars have looked more closely at the philosophical importance of the imaginative and literary aspects of Plato's writing, and have begun to appreciate the methods of ancient philosophers and commentators who studied Plato. This study brings together leading philosophical and literary scholars to investigate these new-old approaches.
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For those wanting an overview of contemporary Anglophone debate on how to approach Plato, this is the place to come...New Perspectives on Plato is an indispensable guide, complete with useful bibliographies and index. -- Angela Hobbs * Hermathena *
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| Introduction |
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What Are Plato's ``Middle'' Dialogues in the Middle Of? |
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Socratic Irony in the Platonist Commentators |
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37 | (36) |
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59 | (14) |
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The Origins of Our Present Paradigms |
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73 | (20) |
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85 | (8) |
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93 | (52) |
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129 | (16) |
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Dialectic and the Dialogue Form |
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145 | (44) |
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173 | (16) |
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The Historical Socrates and Plato's Early Dialogues: Some Philosophical Questions |
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189 | (38) |
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213 | (14) |
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Distant Views: ``Realistic'' and ``Fantastic'' Mimesis in Plato |
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227 | (36) |
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249 | (14) |
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| The Contributors |
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Julia Annas is Regents Professor of Philosophy at the University of Arizona. Christopher J. Rowe is Emeritus Professor in the Department of Classics and Ancient History at the University of Durham, UK. David Blank is Professor of Classics at University of California, Los Angeles. Dorothea Frede is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Hamburg, Germany. Christopher Gill is Professor of Ancient Thought at the University of Exeter. Charles L. Griswold, Jr., is Professor of Philosophy at Boston University. Brad Inwood is Professor of Philosophy and Classics at Yale University. Kathryn Morgan is Associate Professor of Classics at the University of California, Los Angeles. Richard Rutherford is Tutor in Greek and Latin Literature at Christ Church, Oxford, and University Lecturer in Classical Languages and Literature.
