1st Edition

Plato - Arguments of the philosophers

By Gosling Copyright 1973
    328 Pages
    by Routledge

    328 Pages
    by Routledge

    This book is available either individually, or as part of the specially-priced Arguments of the Philosphers Collection. The purpose of this series is to provide a contemporary assessment and history of the entire course of philosophical thought. Each book constitutes a detailed, critical introduction to the work of a philosopher of major influence and significance. This volume is intended as a critical discussion of some of Plato’s central philosophical theses.

    Preface I Moral Scepticism II Wanting the Good III Admiration for Manliness IV Reason and Goodness V The Defence of Traditional Morality VI Freedom and Virtue VII Mathematics and Goodness VIII Knowledge as Vision IX Knowledge and Perception X Complaints about the Senses XI Being and Definition XII Falsity in the Cratylus XIII The Sophist XIV The Conditions for Determining Excellence XV Desire for Excellence XVI Common Morality XVII Preferred Explanations XVIII Innate Knowledge and the Corrigibility of Language

    Biography

    J.C.B. Gosling