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Plato's Euthyphro and the Earlier Theory of Forms (RLE: Plato): A Re-Interpretation of the Republic book cover

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Plato's Euthyphro and the Earlier Theory of Forms (RLE: Plato) A Re-Interpretation of the Republic

By R Allen Copyright 1970
186 Pages
by Routledge

192 Pages
by Routledge

186 Pages
by Routledge
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Plato’s Euthyphro is important because it gives an excellent example of Socratic dialogue in operation and of the connection of that dialectic with Plato’s earlier theory of Forms. Professor Allen’s edition of the dialogue provides a translation with interspersed commentary, aimed both at helping the reader who does not have Greek and also elucidating the discussion of the earlier Theory of... Read more

Preface. Bibliographical Abbreviations. Part 1: Introduction 1. The Place of the Euthyphro in Plato’s Dialogues 2. The Text 3. Translation 4. Dramatic Structure 5. Interpretation 6. The Euthyphro and Greek Religion 7. The Euthyphro and the Historical Sources Part 2: The Euthyphro 1. Characters and Setting 2. The Request for a Definition 3. First Definition: the Holy, What is Loved by the Gods 4. First Interlude 5. Second Definition: the Holy, What is Loved by All the Gods 6. Second Interlude: Socrates a Daedalus 7. Requirements for Definition 8. Third Definition: the Holy, Ministry to the Gods 9. Fourth Definition: the Holy, an Art of Prayer and Sacrifice 10. Conclusion Part 3: Plato’s Earlier Theory of Forms Introduction 1. Forms as Regulative Principles of Dialectic 2. Real Definition 3.The Existence of Forms 4. Ontological Status and the Development of the Theory of Forms 5. Conclusion. Bibliography. Index

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