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Plato and the Art of Philosophical Writing (Paperback) Loot Price: R1,358
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Plato and the Art of Philosophical Writing (Paperback): Christopher Rowe

Plato and the Art of Philosophical Writing (Paperback)

Christopher Rowe

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Plato's dialogues are usually understood as simple examples of philosophy in action. In this book Professor Rowe treats them rather as literary-philosophical artefacts, shaped by Plato's desire to persuade his readers to exchange their view of life and the universe for a different view which, from their present perspective, they will barely begin to comprehend. What emerges is a radically new Plato: a Socratic throughout, who even in the late dialogues is still essentially the Plato (and the Socrates) of the Apology and the so-called 'Socratic' dialogues. This book aims to understand Plato both as a philosopher and as a writer, on the assumption that neither of these aspects of the dialogues can be understood without the other. The argument of the book is closely based in Plato's text, but should be accessible to any serious reader of Plato, whether professional philosopher, classicist, or student.

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Imprint: Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Release date: 2010
First published: December 2009
Authors: Christopher Rowe
Dimensions: 229 x 152 x 17mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback - Trade
Pages: 304
ISBN-13: 978-0-521-13126-1
Categories: Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > Classical, early & medieval
Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Western philosophy > Ancient Western philosophy to c 500 > General
Books > Philosophy > Western philosophy > Ancient Western philosophy to c 500 > General
LSN: 0-521-13126-X
Barcode: 9780521131261

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