"Aristotle versus Plato. For a long time that is the angle from
which the tale has been told, in textbooks on the history of
philosophy and to university students. Aristotle's philosophy, so
the story goes, was au fond in opposition to Plato's. But it was
not always thus."—from the Introduction In a wide-ranging book
likely to cause controversy, Lloyd P. Gerson sets out the case for
the "harmony" of Platonism and Aristotelianism, the standard view
in late antiquity. He aims to show that the twentieth-century view
that Aristotle started out as a Platonist and ended up as an
anti-Platonist is seriously flawed. Gerson examines the Neoplatonic
commentators on Aristotle based on their principle of harmony. In
considering ancient studies of Aristotle's Categories, Physics, De
Anima, Metaphysics, and Nicomachean Ethics, the author shows how
the principle of harmony allows us to understand numerous texts
that otherwise appear intractable. Gerson also explains how these
"esoteric" treatises can be seen not to conflict with the early
"exoteric" and admittedly Platonic dialogues of Aristotle.
Aristotle and Other Platonists concludes with an assessment of some
of the philosophical results of acknowledging harmony.
General
| Imprint: |
Cornell University Press
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Release date: |
July 2006 |
| First published: |
2006 |
| Authors: |
Lloyd P. Gerson
|
| Dimensions: |
235 x 156 x 20mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
| Pages: |
348 |
| Edition: |
New edition |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-8014-7337-1 |
| Categories: |
Books
|
| LSN: |
0-8014-7337-3 |
| Barcode: |
9780801473371 |
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