Readers of Plato have often neglected the Laws because of its length and density. In this set of interpretive essays, notable scholars of the Laws from the fields of classics, history, philosophy, and political science offer a collective close reading of the dialogue "book by book" and reflect on the work as a whole. In their introduction, editors Gregory Recco and Eric Sanday explore the connections among the essays and the dramatic and productive exchanges between the contributors. This volume fills a major gap in studies on Plato's dialogues by addressing the cultural and historical...
Readers of Plato have often neglected the Laws because of its length and density. In this set of interpretive essays, notable scholars of the Laws ...
In this book, Eric Sanday boldly demonstrates that Plato's "theory of forms" is true, easy to understand, and relatively intuitive. Sanday argues that our chief obstacle to understanding the theory of forms is the distorting effect of the tacit metaphysical privileging of individual things in our everyday understanding. For Plato, this privileging of things that we can own, produce, exchange, and through which we gain mastery of our surroundings is a significant obstacle to philosophical education. The dialogue's chief philosophical work, then, is to destabilize this false privileging and, in...
In this book, Eric Sanday boldly demonstrates that Plato's "theory of forms" is true, easy to understand, and relatively intuitive. Sanday argues that...
In this book, Eric Sanday boldly demonstrates that Plato's -theory of forms- is true, easy to understand, and relatively intuitive. Sanday argues that our chief obstacle to understanding the theory of forms is the distorting effect of the tacit metaphysical privileging of individual things in our everyday understanding. For Plato, this privileging of things that we can own, produce, exchange, and through which we gain mastery of our surroundings is a significant obstacle to philosophical education. The dialogue's chief philosophical work, then, is to destabilize this false privileging and, in...
In this book, Eric Sanday boldly demonstrates that Plato's -theory of forms- is true, easy to understand, and relatively intuitive. Sanday argues that...
The essays collected in this volume provide an introduction to Ancient Greek and Roman philosophy, from the Pre-Socratics (6th and 5th century BCE) through Plato (429-347 BCE) and Aristotle (384-322 BCE) up to and including the Hellenistic period (322 BCE. to the third century CE).
The essays collected in this volume provide an introduction to Ancient Greek and Roman philosophy, from the Pre-Socratics (6th and 5th century BCE) th...
The essays collected in this volume provide an introduction to Ancient Greek and Roman philosophy, from the Pre-Socratics (6th and 5th century BCE) through Plato (429-347 BCE) and Aristotle (384-322 BCE) up to and including the Hellenistic period (322 BCE. to the third century CE).
The essays collected in this volume provide an introduction to Ancient Greek and Roman philosophy, from the Pre-Socratics (6th and 5th century BCE) th...
