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Essential reading for all students and researchers in philosophy.
The Platonic Mind will also be of interest to those studying Plato in related disciplines such as politics, law, ancient history, literature, and religious studies.
List of contents
Introduction
Peter D. Larsen and Vasilis Politis Part 1: Reading Plato's Dialogues 1. Self-Knowledge in Plato's
Charmides Raphael Woolf 2. Plato's
Protagoras, Virtue, and Happiness
Iakovos Vasiliou 3. The
Meno David Ebrey 4. The
Gorgias Frisbee Sheffield 5. The
Hippias Major David C. Lee 6. Is the Just Man a Bad Man?
Hippias Minor and
Republic I 331d-334b
Roslyn Weiss 7. The
Phaedo: Structure and Meaning
Lloyd P. Gerson 8. The
Cratylus David Meißner 9. Reading Plato's
Republic: Defending Justice
Jyl Gentzler 10. The
Phaedrus S. Glenn 11. The
Euthydemus Benoît Castelnérac 12. Dialectic and the Discrimination of Kinds in the
Sophist Fiona Leigh 13. The
Parmenides Samuel C. Rickless 14. The
Timaeus Luca Pitteloud 15. Plato's
Seventh Letter Vasilis Politis Part 2: Themes from Plato 16. The Platonic Socrates
Terence Irwin 17. Plato's Questions and the Art of Questioning
Angela Longo 18. Plato on Essences and Forms
Vasilis Politis 19. Sense Perception and its Content
Peter D. Larsen 20. Plato on Language and Thought
Deborah K. W. Modrak 21. Truth, Music, and the "Measured" Mind
Jan Szaif 22. Plato on Pleasure and Pain
Clerk Shaw 23. Episteme
Joseph Bjelde 24. Plato on Friendship and Love
Vasilis Politis 25. The Benefits of Inquiring Jointly
Toomas Lott and Pauliina Remes 26. Law and its Functions
Antony Hatzistavrou 27. Humor, Comedy, and Irony in Plato
Franco Trivigno Part 3: Plato's Influences and Significance 28. Plato's Use of His Predecessors
Nicolò Benzi 29. Plato and Aristotle on the Nature of Reality
Christopher Buckels 30. The Development and Insights of Jewish Platonism
Kenneth Seeskin 31. Plato in the Renaissance
Leo Catana 32. Why Plato? A Defense of Platonism Against the Deflationary Metaphysics of Naturalism
Philip Browne. Index
About the author
Peter D. Larsen is Lecturer in the School of Philosophy, University College Dublin, and in the School of Theology, Philosophy, and Music, Dublin City University, Ireland.
Vasilis Politis is Professor of Philosophy in the Department of Philosophy, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland.
Summary
Essential reading for all students and researchers in philosophy. The Platonic Mind will also be of interest to those studying Plato in related disciplines such as politics, law, ancient history, literature, and religious studies.
