Plato and the Good

Illuminating the Darkling Vision
Erscheinungsjahr 2003
ISBN: 978-90-04-13573-4
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 21, 248 Seiten, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 246 mm, Gewicht: 609 g

Reihe: Philosophy of History and Culture

This book is an original interpretation of Plato’s enigmatic statements about the idea of the Good. Desjardins starts by reconciling two notoriously difficult and different accounts of the dialectical method found in the Philebus and The Republic. She then shows how they are connected to the four forms of god-given mania in the Phaedrus. Desjardins links god-given mania and the dialectical method to the concept of piety in the Euthyphro and to Plato’s defense of Socrates’ piety in the Apology. Desjardins’ interpretation of the idea of the Good that is presented by Plato in words (logoi) and through dramatic action (erga) is compelling and will inspire everyone interested in Plato’s dialogues and the idea of the Good.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Desjardins, Rosemary

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Geschichte der Westlichen Philosophie Antike Philosophie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgement
Prologue

Introduction

PART ONE
1. Enigma of the Good
2. The Quest: Philebus
3. The Longer Way: The Republic
4. The Good

PART TWO
5. The Riddle: Euthyphro and Phaedrus
6. Piety and Proteus: Euthyphro
7. Service to the Gods: Apology
8. Logos and Ergon: Seventh Letter

9. Conclusion

Select Bibliography
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Rosemary Desjardins, B.A. and M.A., University of Melbourne, Ph.D. (1975), University of Pennsylvania, is the recipient of numerous awards, including fellowships from the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Danforth Foundation, University of Melbourne, Princeton University and Oxford University. She is the author of The Rational Enterprise: Logos is Plato's Theaetetus.