Plato's stepping stones : degrees of moral virtue /
One difficulty with interpreting Plato is that his philosophical views are hidden within his dialogues and articulated through his dramatic characters. Nowhere in the dialogues does Plato the philosopher speak directly to his readers. One of the fundamental tenets of Platonism is the assertion that...
| Основен автор: | Cormack, Michael. |
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| Формат: | Електронна книга |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
London ; New York :
Continuum,
2006.
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| Серия: |
Continuum studies in ancient philosophy.
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| Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=226947 |
| Подобни документи: |
Print version::
Plato's stepping stones. |
| Резюме: |
One difficulty with interpreting Plato is that his philosophical views are hidden within his dialogues and articulated through his dramatic characters. Nowhere in the dialogues does Plato the philosopher speak directly to his readers. One of the fundamental tenets of Platonism is the assertion that 'virtue is knowledge'. Yet Socrates and the other characters in the dialogues do not maintain consistent views on the role of knowledge in virtue. This book develops a new interpretation of the puzzling claim that virtue is knowledge, while also providing a reading of the dialogues as a whole which. |
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| Физически характеристики: |
1 online resource (148 pages). |
| Библиография: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 137-143) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781847144416 1847144411 |