
Plato's Forms
Varieties of Interpretation
William A. Welton(Editor)
Lexington Books (Publisher)
Published on 13. February 2003
Book
Hardback
315 pages
978-0-7391-0514-6 (ISBN)
Description
The "theory of forms" usually attributed to Plato is one of the most famous of philosophical theories, yet it has engendered such controversy in the literature on Plato that scholars even debate whether or not such a theory exists in his texts. Plato's Forms: Varieties of Interpretation is an ambitious work that brings together, in a single volume, widely divergent approaches to the topic of the forms in Plato's dialogues. With contributions rooted in both Anglo-American and Continental philosophy, the book illustrates the contentious role the forms have played in Platonic scholarship and suggests new approaches to a central problem of Plato studies.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 157 mm
Thickness: 24 mm
Weight
694 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7391-0514-6 (9780739105146)
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Persons
William A. Welton teaches Philosophy at Loyola College in Maryland.
Content
Chapter 1 Introduction: Plato's Mysterious Forms
Chapter 2 Plato's Dialectic of Forms
Chapter 3 Plato's Development and the Development of the Theory of Forms
Chapter 4 Plato's Theory of Forms: Recollecting and Recovering the Soul
Chapter 5 Metaphysics and Pronouns at Phaedo 74b7-9
Chapter 6 Forms and Flux in the Theaetetus and the Timaeus
Chapter 7 Do Forms Have a Role in Plato's Philebus?
Chapter 8 Philebean Metaphysics
Chapter 9 Fleshing Out the Form of Beauty: Socrates, Dialogue, and the Forms
Chapter 10 Against a "Platonic" Theory of Forms
Chapter 11 Plato's Eidetic Intimations
Chapter 2 Plato's Dialectic of Forms
Chapter 3 Plato's Development and the Development of the Theory of Forms
Chapter 4 Plato's Theory of Forms: Recollecting and Recovering the Soul
Chapter 5 Metaphysics and Pronouns at Phaedo 74b7-9
Chapter 6 Forms and Flux in the Theaetetus and the Timaeus
Chapter 7 Do Forms Have a Role in Plato's Philebus?
Chapter 8 Philebean Metaphysics
Chapter 9 Fleshing Out the Form of Beauty: Socrates, Dialogue, and the Forms
Chapter 10 Against a "Platonic" Theory of Forms
Chapter 11 Plato's Eidetic Intimations