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Record Nr.

UNINA9910810824103321

Autore

Davidson Donald <1917-2003., >

Titolo

Plato's Philebus / / Donald Davidson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2013

ISBN

1-136-21587-5

0-203-09585-5

1-283-86143-7

1-136-21588-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (486 p.)

Collana

Routledge library editions. Plato

Disciplina

171.4

184

Soggetti

Pleasure

Idea (Philosophy)

One (The One in philosophy)

Methodology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

First published in 1990 by Garland Pub.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Plato's Philebus; Copyright; Plato's Philebus; Copyright1; Preface; Plato's Philosopher; Table of Contents; Introduction; Chapter I. The Problem (11B-12B); Chapter II. The Art of Dialectic (12B-19B); Chapter III. Three Criteria of the Good (19C-22C); Chapter IV. The Four Principles of Combination (23C-31B); Chapter V. The Analysis of Pleasure (31B-52C); Chapter VI. The Analysis of Mind (55C-59D); Chapter VII. The Final Synthesis (52C-55C;  61A-67B); Bibliography

Sommario/riassunto

The Philebus is hard to reconcile with standard interpretations of Plato's philosophy and in this pioneering work Donald Davidson, seeks to take the Philebus at face value and to reassess Plato's late philosophy in the light of the results. The author maintains that the approach to ethics in the Philebus represents a considerable return to the methodology of the earlier dialogues. He emphasizes Plato's reversion to the Socratic elenchus and connects it with the startling reappearance of Socrates as the leading voice in the Philebus.