The Bloomsbury Handbook of Plato

This essential reference text on the life, thought and writings of Plato uses over 160 short, accessible articles to cover a complete range of topics for both the first-time student and seasoned scholar of Plato and ancient philosophy. It is organized into five parts illuminating Plato''s life, the whole of the Dialogues attributed to him, the Dialogues'' literary features, the concepts and themes explored within them and Plato''s reception via his influence on subsequent philosophers and the various interpretations of his work. This fully updated 2nd edition includes 19 newly commissioned entries on topics ranging across comedy, tragedy, Xenophon, metatheatre, gender, musical theory, animals, Orphism, political theory, religion, time, Hellenistic philosophy and post-Platonic ancient commentaries. It also features revisions to the majority of articles from the 1st edition, including 8 which have been completely re-written, and 12 which have had the references substantially revised. Reflecting the growing diversity of Plato scholarship across the world, this edition includes contributions from a wide range of scholars who enrich the field and provide students and scholars with a vital resource for study and reference.>

Product details

• Authors: Mateo Duque, Gerald A Press
• Assisted by: Mateo Duque (Editor), Gerald A. Press (Editor)
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.06.2024
• EAN: 9781350347908
• ISBN: 978-1-350-34790-8
• No. of pages: 544
• Dimensions: 165 mm x 239 mm x 30 mm
• Series: Bloomsbury Handbooks
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: antiquity to present day; PHILOSOPHY / Social, PHILOSOPHY / Political, PHILOSOPHY / Epistemology, PHILOSOPHY / Metaphysics, PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / Ancient & Classical, Social & political philosophy, social and political philosophy, Philosophy: metaphysics & ontology, Philosophy: metaphysics and ontology, Philosophy: epistemology & theory of knowledge, Ancient Greek and Roman philosophy, Western philosophy: Ancient, to c 500, Philosophy: epistemology and theory of knowledge, Plato's Dialogues; Ancient Philosophy; Political Philosophy