"Scolnicov's aim is to provide a new translation of Plato's
"Parmenides, with a commentary designed to show that the arguments
of the second half of the dialogue, the purpose of which has long
been a matter of scholarly dispute, make sense as an attempt to
establish the necessary logical and epistemological conditions for
Plato's own theory of forms and participation. In particular,
Scolnicov attempts to show that the otherwise bewildering
concatenation of arguments and hypotheses answers to a style of
argument paralleled in other dialogues. Scolnicov also argues that
the dialogue is intended as a serious rebuttal of Parmenides'
monist philosophy. Scolnicov's thesis is thus diametrically opposed
to those who think that the dialogue is intended as a successful
critique of Plato's own theory in the light of arguments adapted
from Parmenides."--Denis O'Brien, author of "Etudes sur Parmenide;
Empedocles' Cosmic Cycle: A Reconstruction from the Fragments and
Secondary Sources
"Scolnicov's introduction presents a very clear account of
Parmenides' method and the contrast that Plato's use of hypothesis
presents to it as early as the "Meno. Scolnicov then offers a clear
account of Plato's method and the way it establishes an idea of
philosophical method in general: not a reasoning from first
principles but a disclosing of the principles at the foundation of
one's prior convictions in order to test those principles. He
subsequently takes up the principle of noncontradiction in
particular before tackling the questions Parmenidean philosophy
might raise about the doctrine of participation. An immensely clear
and interesting introduction and way into the
"Parmenides."--Georgia Warnke, author of"Justice and
Interpretation: Studies in Contemporary German Social Thought
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