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Plato and the Socratic Dialogue: The Philosophical Use of a Literary Form - Kahn, Charles H
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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 ...

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Plato and the Socratic Dialogue: The Philosophical Use of a Literary Form 1998, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge

ISBN-13: 9780521648301

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Plato and the Socratic Dialogue: The Philosophical Use of a Literary Form 1997, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge

ISBN-13: 9780521433259

Hardcover