{"product_id":"questioning-platonism-drew-a-hyland-9780791461969","title":"Questioning Platonism: Continental Interpretations of Plato","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eExplores interpretations of Plato by Heidegger, Derrida, Irigaray, Cavarero, and Gadamer.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGiven the conception of philosophy held by continental thinkers, and in particular their greater sensitivity to the kinship of philosophy and literature, Drew A. Hyland argues that they should be much more attentive to the literary dimension of Plato's thinking than they have been. He believes they would find in the dialogues not the various forms of \"Platonism\" that they wish to reject, but instead a thinking much more congenial and challenging to their own predilections.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy carefully examining the works of Heidegger, Derrida, Irigaray, and Cavarero, Hyland points to the tendency of continental thinkers to view Plato's dialogues through the lens of Platonism, thus finding Platonic metaphysics, Platonic ethics, and Platonic epistemology, while overlooking the literary dimension of the dialogues, and failing to recognize the extent to which the form undercuts anything like the Platonism they find. The striking exception, Hyland claims, is Hans-Georg Gadamer who also demonstrates the compatibility of the Platonic dialogues with the directions of continental thinking.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Drew A. Hyland\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0791461963\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780791461969\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e State University of New York Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/23\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 212\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.00d","brand":"Drew A. Hyland","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47244008292607,"sku":"9780791461969","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c4254458-baa7-4287-9f70-15caeeae5baa.jpg?v=1758134712","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/questioning-platonism-drew-a-hyland-9780791461969","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}