Gary Alan Scott, John Mccumber

Broschiertes Buch

Philosophy in Dialogue: Plato's Many Devices

Beschreibung

Contains essays which examine vital aspects of Plato's many methods, considering his dialogues in relation to Thucydides and Homer, narrative strategies and medical practice, images and metaphors. This book places the Platonic dialogues in an illuminating historical context.

Autor

Gary Alan Scott is an associate professor of philosophy at Loyola College in Baltimore, Maryland. He is the author of Plato's Socrates as Educator (SUNY, 2000) and the editor of Does Socrates Have a Method? Rethinking the Elenchus in Plato's Dialogues and Beyond (Pennsylvania State, 2004).

Produktdetails

• Topics in Historical Philosoph
• Verlag: Northwestern University Press
• Seitenzahl: 296
• Erscheinungstermin: Juli 2007
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 160mm x 21mm
• Gewicht: 454g
• ISBN-13: 9780810123564
• ISBN-10: 0810123568
• Artikelnr.: 22696629