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Record Nr.

UNINA9910793942303321

Autore

Gerson Lloyd P.

Titolo

Platonism and Naturalism : The Possibility of Philosophy / / Lloyd P. Gerson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Ithaca [New York] : , : Cornell University Press, , 2020

Baltimore, Md. : , : Project MUSE, , 2020

©2020

ISBN

1-5017-7424-7

1-5017-4726-6

Edizione

[1st edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (viii, 301 pages)

Disciplina

184

Soggetti

Naturalism

Platonists

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Platonism vs. naturalism -- Plato's critique of naturalism -- Plato on being and knowing -- The idea of the good in the Platonic system -- The idea of the good in the Platonic system -- Aristotle the Platonist -- Plotinus the Platonist -- Proclus and trouble in paradise -- Concluding reflections.

Sommario/riassunto

"An account of the central tradition in the history of philosophy, Platonism, along with the class of philosophical positions collectively known as Naturalism and the 'anti-Platonism' of Naturalism both in antiquity and in contemporary philosophy"--