Understanding Plato (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780192891167)

This incisive book fills the longstanding need for a sound, reliable, and balanced guide to the whole of Plato's philosophical work. Melling describes the different stages in Plato's philosophical development, introduces his different methods and styles of philosophy, and explains why the debates were important then and what sense we can make of them now. Against the background of the ancient Greek world, Melling illuminates Plato the man, his writings, and, above all, why his ideas should be considered important two thousand years after his death.

Author: David J. Melling
ISBN-10: 0192891162
ISBN-13: 9780192891167
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Language: English
Published: 12/10/1987
Pages: 192
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.38lbs
Size: 7.74h x 5.09w x 0.50d