J.N. Findlay, distinguished scholar and acknowledged expert on
Plato, argues persuasively for a new interpretation of the Platonic
writings. He believes that Plato's Unwritten Doctrines were present
in the background of all the great philosopher's mature written
work. With the use of Aristotelian and other writings on these
reported doctrines he demonstrates that they admit of an
intelligible elucidation and they direct indispensable light upon
the full meaning of the written Dialogues.
The author emphasizes the valuable use of Platonic notions and
methods by the Neoplatonists and the Schoolmen as well as by such
modern thinkers as Husserl and Russell. He also censures, as a
great misinterpretation, the widespread Aristotelian view of
Platonism as a two-world theory, and argues that, for Plato, the
Ideas and their Principles alone have full reality, everything else
being logically parasitic upon them.
The work also includes two important Appendices, the first
providing translations of the Aristotelian and other ancient
material regarding Plato's oral teaching, the second criticizing
and refuting the views of Harold F. Cherniss on the same
material.
General
Imprint: |
Routledge
|
Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Series: |
Routledge Revivals |
Release date: |
October 2011 |
First published: |
1974 |
Authors: |
John Niemeyer Findlay
|
Dimensions: |
216 x 138 x 37mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover
|
Pages: |
484 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-415-68254-1 |
Categories: |
Books >
Humanities >
Philosophy >
General
Books >
Philosophy >
General
|
LSN: |
0-415-68254-1 |
Barcode: |
9780415682541 |
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