A Companion to PlatoISBN: 978-1-4051-9111-1
Paperback
496 pages
January 2009, Wiley-Blackwell
Other Available Formats: E-book
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This broad-ranging Companion comprises original
contributions from leading Platonic scholars and reflects the
different ways in which they are dealing with Plato’s legacy.
- Covers an exceptionally broad range of subjects from diverse
perspectives
- Contributions are devoted to topics, ranging from perception
and knowledge to politics and cosmology
- Allows readers to see how a position advocated in one of
Plato’s dialogues compares with positions advocated in
others
- Permits readers to engage the debate concerning Plato’s
philosophical development on particular topics
- Also includes overviews of Plato’s life, works and
philosophical method