The Pseudo-Platonic Seventh Letter
The Seventh Platonic Letter describes Plato's attempts to turn the ruler of Sicily, Dionysius II, into a philosopher ruler along the lines of the Republic. It explains why Plato turned from politics to philosophy in his youth and how he then tried to apply his ideas to actual politics later on. It also sets out his views about language, writing and philosophy. As such, it represents a potentially crucial source of information about Plato, who tells us almost nothingabout himself in his dialogues. But is it genuine? Scholars have debated the issue for centuries, although recent opinion has moved in its favour. The origin of this book was a s…
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Weitere Autoren: Frede, Michael / Scott, Dominic (Hrsg.)
- ISBN: 978-0-19-105338-2
- EAN: 9780191053382
- Produktnummer: 18404702
- Verlag: Oxford University Press
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2015
- Seitenangabe: 208 S.
- Plattform: PDF
- Masse: 2'305 KB
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Myles Burnyeat is Emeritus Professor of Ancient Philosophy at Cambridge, and Honorary Fellow of Robinson College.Michael Frede was formerly Professor of the History of Philosophy at Oxford University.Dominic Scott is Senior Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Kent.
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