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A Companion to Plato 103 Paperback - 2009
by Benson, Hugh H
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- Title A Companion to Plato 103
- Author Benson, Hugh H
- Binding Paperback
- Edition [ Edition: first
- Condition Used - Very Good+
- Pages 496
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Wiley-Blackwell, London
- Date 2009
- Features Index, Table of Contents
- Bookseller's Inventory # 50910
- ISBN 9781405191111 / 1405191112
- Weight 2 lbs (0.91 kg)
- Dimensions 9.6 x 6.7 x 1.5 in (24.38 x 17.02 x 3.81 cm)
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Themes
- Chronological Period: Ancient (To 499 A.D.)
- Cultural Region: Greece
- Library of Congress subjects Plato
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2009517703
- Dewey Decimal Code 184
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From the rear cover
The Companion is ordered on three principles. First, the contributions are devoted to topics in Platonic philosophy, ranging from perception and knowledge to politics and cosmology. This allows readers to see how a position advocated in one of Plato's dialogues compares with positions advocated in others. Second, reading Plato in this way raises issues concerning the chronological order of the composition of the dialogues and Plato's philosophical development; various sides of the debate on these subjects are argued. Finally, topics have been selected for their philosophical rather than their historical significance.
The volume will be welcomed for the wide range of topics and the multiplicity of perspectives it presents. As an aid to fuller understanding, it also includes overviews of Plato's life, works, and philosophical method.