The being of the beautiful [[electronic resource] ] : Plato's Theaetetus, Sophist, and Statesman / / translated and with commentary by Seth Benardete

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910454446403321
• Autore: Plato
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Chicago, : University of Chicago Press, c1984
• ISBN: 1-281-96621-5; 9786611966218; 0-226-67039-2
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (592 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): BenardeteSeth
• Disciplina: 184
• Soggetti: Knowledge, Theory of; Sophists (Greek philosophy); Methodology; Ontology; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Notes -- Guide for the Reader -- Theaetetus -- Sophist -- Statesman -- Selected Bibliography -- Index
• Sommario/riassunto: The Being of the Beautiful collects Plato's three dialogues, the Theaetetus, Sophist, and Statesmen, in which Socrates formulates his conception of philosophy while preparing for trial. Renowned classicist Seth Benardete's careful translations clearly illuminate the dramatic and philosophical unity of these dialogues and highlight Plato's subtle interplay of language and structure. Extensive notes and commentaries, furthermore, underscore the trilogy's motifs and relationships. "The translations are masterpieces of literalness. . . . They are honest, accurate, and give the reader a wonderful sense of the Greek."-Drew A. Hyland, Review of Metaphysics