Plato: The Midwife's Apprentice (RLE: Plato) - The Midwife's Apprentice (Hardcover)

In Plato's Theaetetus, Socrates is portrayed as a midwife to the intellect, a metaphor for his task as a dialectician as he seeks to help give birth to wisdom. Thus it is that the author refers to Plato as the midwife's apprentice. This volume represents an attempt to provide a more manageable account of the author's two volume magnum opus, An Examination of Plato's Doctrines. An accessible and lucid introduction to Plato's ideas is provided which nonetheless challenges traditional interpretations. In particular the author is concerned to offer an interpretation of the significance of what Plato said. The chapters are arranged by topic, for ease of comprehension.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Routledge Library Editions: Plato
Release date:	September 2012
First published:	1964
Authors:	I. Crombie
Dimensions:	234 x 156mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	196
ISBN-13:	978-0-415-63219-5
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Western philosophy > Ancient Western philosophy to c 500 > General Books > Philosophy > Western philosophy > Ancient Western philosophy to c 500 > General
LSN:	0-415-63219-6
Barcode:	9780415632195

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