2008, ISBN: 1421893932

[EAN: 9781421893938], Neubuch, [PU: 1St World Publishing], PHILOSOPHY / GENERAL, nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware -The dramatic power of the dialogues of Plato appears to diminish as … Plus…

[EAN: 9781421893938], Neubuch, [PU: 1St World Publishing], PHILOSOPHY / GENERAL, nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware -The dramatic power of the dialogues of Plato appears to diminish as the metaphysical interest of them increases (compare Introd. to the Philebus). There are no descriptions of time, place or persons, in the Sophist and Statesman, but we are plunged at once into philosophical discussions; the poetical charm has disappeared, and those who have no taste for abstruse metaphysics will greatly prefer the earlier dialogues to the later ones. Plato is conscious of the change, and in the Statesman expressly accuses himself of a tediousness in the two dialogues, which he ascribes to his desire of developing the dialectical method. On the other hand, the kindred spirit of Hegel seemed to find in the Sophist the crown and summit of the Platonic philosophy-here is the place at which Plato most nearly approaches to the Hegelian identity of Being and Not-being. Nor will the great importance of the two dialogues be doubted by any one who forms a conception of the state of mind and opinion which they are intended to meet. The sophisms of the day were undermining philosophy; the denial of the existence of Not-being, and of the connexion of ideas, was making truth and falsehood equally impossible. 240 pp. Englisch, Books<

ISBN: 9781421893938

M. J. Levett's elegant translation of Plato's Theaetetus, first published in 1928, is here revised by Myles Burnyeat to reflect contemporary standards of accuracy while retaining the styl… Plus…

M. J. Levett's elegant translation of Plato's Theaetetus, first published in 1928, is here revised by Myles Burnyeat to reflect contemporary standards of accuracy while retaining the style, imagery, and idiomatic speech for which the Levett translation is unparalleled. Bernard William’s concise introduction, aimed at undergraduate students, illuminates the powerful argument of this complex dialogue, and illustrates its connections to contemporary metaphysical and epistemological concerns. Trade Books>Trade Paperback>Philosophy>Philosophy>Philosophy, 1st World Publishing, Inc. Core >1<

2008, ISBN: 9781421893938

Buch, Softcover, [PU: 1st World Publishing], 1st World Publishing, 2008

2008, ISBN: 9781421893938

Softcover, Buch, [PU: 1st World Publishing]