书名: Myth, Metaphysics and Dialectic in Plato's Statesman
作者: David A. White (Author)
出版社: Ashgate (November 21, 2007)
语言: English
ISBN-10: 0754657795
ISBN-13: 978-0754657798
Book Description
Plato's dialogue "The Statesman" has often been found structurally puzzling by commentators because of its apparent diffuseness and disjointed transitions. In this book, David White interprets the dialogue in ways which account for this problematic structure, and which also connect the primary themes of the dialogue with two subsequent dialogues "The Philebus" and "The Laws". The central interpretive focus of the book is the extended myth, sometimes called the 'myth of the reversed cosmos'. As a result of this interpretative approach, White argues that "The Statesman" can be recognized as both internally coherent and also profound in implication - the myth is crucial in both regards - and as integrally related to the concerns of Plato's later dialogues.
About the Author
David A. White is Adjunct Associate Professor in the Department of Philosophy, DePaul University, Chicago, USA.
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作者: David A. White (Author)
出版社: Ashgate (November 21, 2007)
语言: English
ISBN-10: 0754657795
ISBN-13: 978-0754657798
Book Description
Plato's dialogue "The Statesman" has often been found structurally puzzling by commentators because of its apparent diffuseness and disjointed transitions. In this book, David White interprets the dialogue in ways which account for this problematic structure, and which also connect the primary themes of the dialogue with two subsequent dialogues "The Philebus" and "The Laws". The central interpretive focus of the book is the extended myth, sometimes called the 'myth of the reversed cosmos'. As a result of this interpretative approach, White argues that "The Statesman" can be recognized as both internally coherent and also profound in implication - the myth is crucial in both regards - and as integrally related to the concerns of Plato's later dialogues.
About the Author
David A. White is Adjunct Associate Professor in the Department of Philosophy, DePaul University, Chicago, USA.
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