Midwife of Platonism - Text and Subtext in Plato''s Theaetetus

Zusatztext David Sedley is one of my favourite philosophical authors. Everything he writes is fresh! bold! interesting! provocative! sensitive! sympathetic! and a delight to read. He often makes interesting use of his considerable knowledge of the middle platonists. Klappentext The Theaetetus is among the most brilliant of Plato's dialogues! but is also deeply enigmatic! leaving readers divided over its philosophical intentions. David Sedley proposes and develops a solution! based on a groundbreaking two-level reading. Offering significant reinterpretations of the dialogue's main arguments! The Midwife of Platonism is addressed to all readers interested in Plato! and does not require knowledge of Greek. Zusammenfassung The "Theaetetus" is among the most brilliant of Plato's dialogues. Since antiquity, it has been debated whether this dialogue was written by Plato to support his familiar metaphysical doctrines, or represents a self-distancing from these. This book offers a via media, founded on a radical separation of Plato from his main speaker, Socrates. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1: Opening moves 2: 'Knowledge is perception' 3: Relativism 4: Perception 5: Falsity puzzles 6: Accounts Bibliography Index locorum General index

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• Authors: D. N. Sedley, David Sedley, David ( Sedley, David (Laurence Professor of Ancient Philo Sedley
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 27.07.2006
• EAN: 9780199204144
• ISBN: 978-0-19-920414-4
• No. of pages: 212
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: antiquity to present day