Plato's Introduction of Forms (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780521037181)

R.M. Dancy explains the Theory of Forms of the Phaedo and Symposium as the outgrowth of the quest for definitions canvassed in the Socratic dialogues. He, therefore, constructs a Theory of Definition for the Socratic dialogues based on the refutations of definitions in those dialogues, and shows how that theory is mirrored in the Theory of Forms. His discussion ranges in detail over a number of Plato's early and middle dialogues, and will be of interest to readers in Plato studies and in ancient philosophy more generally.

Author: R. M. Dancy
ISBN-10: 0521037182
ISBN-13: 9780521037181
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 05/21/2007
Pages: 364
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.17lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.81d