Plato and the Socratic Dialogue
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Plato and the Socratic Dialogue by Charles H Kahn
This book proposes a new paradigm for the interpretation of Plato's early and middle dialogues. Rejecting the usual assumption of a distinct 'Socratic' period in the development of Plato's thought, this view regards the earlier works as deliberate preparation for the exposition of Plato's mature philosophy. Differences between the dialogues do not represent different stages in Plato's own thinking but rather different aspects and moments in the presentation of a new and unfamiliar view of reality. Once the fictional character of the Socratic genre is recognised, there is no reason to regard Plato's early dialogues as representing the philosophy of the historical Socrates. The result is a unified interpretation of all of the dialogues down to the Republic and the Phaedrus.
'… Kahn's writing is attractively lucid … this will become an important reference-point in Platonic studies' JACT Review
' … Kahn's extremely rich account of Plato and his work … an important book, one of which all those interested in Plato will want to form an opinion'. New York Review of Books
' … Kahn's extremely rich account of Plato and his work … an important book, one of which all those interested in Plato will want to form an opinion'. New York Review of Books
Kahn, Charles H.: - Charles H. Kahn is Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at the University of Pennsylvania. His publications include Anaximander and the Origins of Greek Cosmology, 3rd edition (1994), The Art and Thought of Heraclitus: A New Arrangement and Translation of the Fragments with Literary and Philosophical Commentary (1979), Plato and the Socratic Dialogue: The Philosophical Use of a Literary Form (1997) and Pythagoras and the Pythagoreans: A Brief History (2001).
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| ISBN 13 | 9780521648301 |
| ISBN 10 | 0521648300 |
| Title | Plato and the Socratic Dialogue |
| Author | Charles H Kahn |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
| Year published | 1998-06-04 |
| Number of pages | 456 |
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