Phaedo
Author : Plato
Publisher :
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 19,50 MB
Release : 1986
Category : Immorality
ISBN :
Author : Plato
Publisher :
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 19,50 MB
Release : 1986
Category : Immorality
ISBN :
Author : Plato
Publisher : Hackett Publishing
Page : 82 pages
File Size : 48,17 MB
Release : 1977-01-01
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780915144181
"A first rate translation at a reasonable price." -- Michael Rohr, Rutgers University
Author : Plato
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 35,42 MB
Release : 1993-09-16
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780521313186
Plato's Phaedo is deservedly one of the best known works of Greek literature, but also one of the most complex. Set in the prison where Socrates is awaiting execution, it portrays Plato's model philosopher in action, spending his last hours in conversation with two other seasoned members of his circle about the fate of the human soul after death. Professor Rowe attempts to help the reader find a way through the intricate structure both of individual passages and arguments and of the dialogue as a whole, stressing its intelligibility as a unified work of art and giving equal attention to its literary and philosophical aspects. The notes also aim to provide the kind of help with Plato's Greek which is needed by comparative beginners in the language, but the commentary is intended for any student, classical scholar, or philosopher with an interest in the close reading of Plato.
Author : R.S. Bluck
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 26,9 MB
Release : 2014-06-17
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 1317830334
First published in 2000. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Author : Plato
Publisher :
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 50,36 MB
Release : 1911
Category : Immortality
ISBN :
Author : Hugh H. Benson
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 329 pages
File Size : 31,80 MB
Release : 2015-04-01
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0199324840
Hugh H. Benson explores Plato's answer to Clitophon's challenge, the question of how one can acquire the knowledge Socrates argues is essential to human flourishing-knowledge we all seem to lack. Plato suggests two methods by which this knowledge may be gained: the first is learning from those who already have the knowledge one seeks, and the second is discovering the knowledge one seeks on one's own. The book begins with a brief look at some of the Socratic dialogues where Plato appears to recommend the former approach while simultaneously indicating various difficulties in pursuing it. The remainder of the book focuses on Plato's recommendation in some of his most important and central dialogues-the Meno, Phaedo, and Republic-for carrying out the second approach: de novo inquiry. The book turns first to the famous paradox concerning the possibility of such an inquiry and explores Plato's apparent solution. Having defended the possibility of de novo inquiry as a response to Clitophon's challenge, Plato explains the method or procedure by which such inquiry is to be carried out. The book defends the controversial thesis that the method of hypothesis, as described and practiced in the Meno, Phaedo, and Republic, is, when practiced correctly, Plato's recommended method of acquiring on one's own the essential knowledge we lack. The method of hypothesis when practiced correctly is, then, Platonic dialectic, and this is Plato's response to Clitophon's challenge. "This is a new book on a critically important topic, methodology, as it is explored in three of the most important works by one of the most important philosophers in the very long history of philosophy, written by a scholar of international stature who is working from many years of experience and currently at the top of his game. It promises to be one of the most important books ever written on this subject."-Nicholas Smith, James F. Miller Professor of Humanities, Lewis and Clark College "The thesis is bold and the results are important for our understanding of some of the most studied and controversial dialogues by and philosophical theses in Plato. In my view, Hugh Benson's examination of the method of hypothesis in the Meno and the Phaedo is a tour de force of subtle and careful scholarship: I think that this part of the book will be adopted as the standard interpretation of this basic notion in Plato. An excellent and important book."-Charles Brittain, Susan Linn Sage Professor of Philosophy and Humane Letters, Cornell University
Author : Plato
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 34,78 MB
Release : 1999
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780192839534
The Phaedo is acknowledged to be one of Plato's masterpieces, showing him both as a philosopher and as a dramatist at the height of his powers. For its moving account of the execution of Socrates, the Phaedo ranks among the supreme literary achievements of antiquity. It is also a document crucial to the understanding of many ideas deeply ingrained in western culture, and provides one of the best introductions to Plato's thought. This new edition is eminently suitable for readers new to Plato, offering a readable translation which is accessible without the aid of a commentary and assumes no prior knowledge of the ancient Greek world or language.
Author : Plato
Publisher : Binker North
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 24,75 MB
Release : 1875
Category : Immortality (Philosophy)
ISBN :
In this volume, Socrates has been condemned to death by the Athenian court. He and his students discuss the nature of the afterlife as Socrates prepares for his execution.
Author : Paul Stern
Publisher : State University of New York Press
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 27,5 MB
Release : 1993-08-20
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1438421176
In this new interpretation of Plato's Phaedo, Paul Stern considers the dialogue as an invaluable source for understanding the distinctive character of Socratic rationalism. First, he demonstrates, contrary to the charge of such thinkers as Nietzsche, Heidegger, and Rorty, that Socrates' rationalism does not rest on the dogmatic presumption of the rationality of nature. Second, he shows that the distinctively Socratic mode of philosophizing is formulated precisely with a view to vindicating the philosophic life in the face of these uncertainties. And finally, he argues that this vindication results in a mode of inquiry that finds its ground in a clear understanding of the problematical but enduring human situation. Stern concludes that Socratic rationalism, aware as it is of the limits of reason, still provides a nondogmatic and nonarbitrary basis for human understanding.
Author : David Sedley
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 166 pages
File Size : 36,14 MB
Release : 2010-11-25
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780521859479
Plato's Meno and Phaedo are two of the most important works of ancient western philosophy and continue to be studied around the world. The Meno is a seminal work of epistemology. The Phaedo is a key source for Platonic metaphysics and for Plato's conception of the human soul. Together they illustrate the birth of Platonic philosophy from Plato's reflections on Socrates' life and doctrines. This edition offers new and accessible translations of both works, together with a thorough introduction that explains the arguments of the two dialogues and their place in Plato's thought.