Phaedo: A Platonic Labyrinth and On Plato's Euthyphro (eBook)

New Edition

Ronna Burger (Autor)

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2025
St. Augustine's Press (Verlag)
978-1-58731-671-5 (ISBN)

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Since antiquity the Phaedo has been considered the source of "e;the twin pillars of Platonism"e; - the theory of ideas and the immortality of the soul. Tracing the movement of the argument through the work as a whole, Burger is led to a radical rethinking of those doctrines. That movement is indicated by the structure of the dialogue, divided in two halves by a central interlude in which Socrates warns against the great danger of "e;misology,"e; loss of trust in human reason. The discussion that follows, with that danger in mind, brings about a transformation in the understanding of knowledge, the ideas, the soul, death, and immortality. With this "e;second sailing,"e; as Socrates calls it, the Platonism presented in the Phaedo emerges as precisely the target of which the dialogue is a critique. This revised and expanded edition includes a new Preface, "e;The Death of Socrates and the Post-Socratic Schools,"e; and an essay, "e;On Plato's Euthyphro."e; "e;This is a comprehensive study of the Phaedo, thoroughly researched, and sparkling with insights into the text."e; - Paul Woodruff, University of Texas "e;Burger has a wonderfully fertile mind and supports her imaginative thesis with a close reading, extremely sensitive to nuance."e; - Jerome Schiller, The Journal of the History of Philosophy 1986 "e;On Plato's Euthyphro"e; presents a more thoughtful and careful analysis of the dialogue than any previous full-length commentary. -- Lewis Fallis, Interpretation 2016

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 25.7.2025
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Philosophie Altertum / Antike
• ISBN-10: 1-58731-671-4 / 1587316714
• ISBN-13: 978-1-58731-671-5 / 9781587316715