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" Form and argument in late Plato / "
edited by Christopher Gill and Mary Margaret McCabe.
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BL
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1016145
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b770515
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Form and argument in late Plato /\ edited by Christopher Gill and Mary Margaret McCabe.
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| Publication Statement
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Oxford :: Clarendon Press ;New York :: Oxford University Press,, 2000.
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1 online resource (345 pages)
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1280904569
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: 9781280904561
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0199241422
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Abstract
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Why did Plato put his philosophical arguments into dialogues, rather than presenting them in a plain and readily understandable fashion? In writing rich tales of philosophical encounters, does Plato desert clarity in favour of seducing his readers with fine words, or is there a philosophical reason behind the form of his argument? While recent work has focused on the literary brilliance of the early dialogues, the late dialogues present a particular problem: they lack the vivid literary character of Plato's earlier works, and the dialogue structure seems to be a mere formality. Is there a philosophical reason why Plato's late works are in the form of dialogues? In this volume, a group of internationally prominent scholars address that question. Their answers are fresh, varied, and powerfully argued. This volume offers both a series of first-class essays on major late Platonic dialogues and a discussion which has important implications for the study of philosophical method and the relation between philosophy and literature.; It shows that the literary form and modes of dialectic of the late dialogues are richly rewarding to study, and that doing so is of deep importance for Plato's philosophical project.
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Plato.
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Plato.
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Imaginary conversations.
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Imaginary conversations.
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184
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B395.F67 2000eb
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Gill, Christopher,1946-
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McCabe, Mary Margaret,1948-
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