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" Plato : "
Gerald A. Press
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BL
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699887
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b522076
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| Main Entry
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Press, Gerald A., (Gerald Alan),1945-
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Plato : : a guide for the perplexed /\ Gerald A. Press
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| Publication Statement
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London ;New York :: Continuum,, [2007]
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, ©2007
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| Series Statement
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Guides for the perplexed
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viii, 240 pages :: illustrations ;; 22 cm
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| ISBN
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0826491766
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: 0826491774
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: 9780826491763
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: 9780826491770
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-234) and index
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| Contents
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Plato's life and works -- The contexts for interpreting Plato's Dialogues -- Sources of perplexity : change -- A brief history of platonism and Plato interpretation -- Dialogue form -- Arguments and ideas, vision and doctrines -- Fables, myths, and stories -- Irony and other forms of humour -- Play and seriousness -- Paradox -- Plato's philosophy : permanence -- Platonic anonymity and the nature of Plato's philosophy -- Persistent themes and Plato's vision -- The platonic path to wisdom -- Help in reading and understanding Plato's Dialogues and his philosophy -- How to read a platonic dialogue -- Summaries of the Dialogues
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This title is a clear and thorough account of Plato's philosophy, his major works, and his ideas, and acts as a useful guide to the important and complex thought of this prominent philosopher
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Plato
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| Dewey Classification
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184
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B395.P74 2007
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