Plato and His Predecessors: The Dramatisation of Reason (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780521653060)

Plato and his Predecessors considers how Plato represents his philosophical predecessors in a late quartet of dialogues: the Theaetetus, the Sophist, the Politicus and the Philebus. These predecessors appear in imaginary conversations; and they are refuted when they fail to defend their philosophical positions in debate. Professor McCabe argues that Plato's reflections on these conversations allow him to develop a new account of the principles of reason, and forge a fresh view of the best life--the life of the philosopher.

Author: Mary Margaret McCabe
ISBN-10: 0521653061
ISBN-13: 9780521653060
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 08/15/2000
Pages: 328
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.24lbs
Size: 9.22h x 6.36w x 0.84d