Reading Plato

Name: Reading Plato
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ISBN: 9780415189842

ISBN-10: 0415189845

ISBN-13: 9780415189842

Edition: 1999

Authors: Thomas A. Szlezï¿½k, Thomas A. Szlezï¿½k

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Taking the critique of writing in the Phaedrus as a starting point (in which Socrates argues that a book cannot defend itself against misinterpretation), this book offers solutions to the problems of interpreting the Platonic dialogues.

Book details

List price: $43.95
Copyright year: 1999
Publisher: Routledge
Publication date: 4/16/1999
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 152
Size: 5.25" wide x 8.50" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.440
Language: English



Preface



The Joys of Reading Plato



The Reader participates



An Example of Individual reception



Possible Mistaken Opinions on the Part of the Reader



One does not see what one does not know



Characteristics of the Platonic Dialogues



Questions about Characteristics



For Whom is Plato Writing?



Does a Platonic Dialogue Speak with Several Voices?


The Modern Theory of the Dialogues



An Ancient Theory of Interpretation



The Interpretation of Simonides in the Protagoras



The Critique of Writing in the Phaedrus



The Definition of the Philosopher based on his Relationship to his Writings



The Meaning of timio tera



'Support for Logos' in the Dialogues



The Ascent to the Principles and the Limits of Philosophical Communication



Some Gaps



The Doctrine of Anamnesis and dialectic in the Euthydemus



The Importance of the Allusions for Reading Plato



Plato's Dramatic Technique: Some Examples



Irony



Myth



Monologue and Dialogue with Imaginary Partners



The Characteristics of the Dialogues: What they really mean



How and why the Dialogue-Form has been misunderstood



The Difference between Esotericism and Secrecy



Plato's Concept of Philosophy and the Objectives of the Dialogues


Notes


Bibliography


Biographical


Note