1st Edition
Plato's Life and Thought (RLE: Plato) With a Translation of the Seventh Letter
By R Bluck
Copyright 2013
202 Pages
by
Routledge
208 Pages
by
Routledge
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R. S. Bluck’s engaging volume provides an accessible introduction to the thought of Plato. In the first part of the book the author provides an account of the life of the philosopher, from Plato’s early years, through to the Academy, the first visit to Dionysius and the third visit to Syracuse, and finishing with an account of his final years. In the second part contains a discussion of the main... Read more
Preface. Introductory. Part 1: 1. Early Life 2. The Academy and the First Visit to Dionysius II 3. The Third Visit to Syracuse 4. Last Years Part 2: 1. The Early Dialogues 2. Origin of the Theory of Ideas 3. Symposium, Phaedo, Republic, Phaedrus 4. The Parmenides and Later Works. Translation of Plato’s Seventh Letter. Notes on the Platonic Letters. Brief Bibliography. References. Indices
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Bluck, R
