This book introduces students and general readers to the main theses, concepts, and arguments in Plato's philosophy. Plato's thought, subtle, versatile, and multifaceted, extends over many decades of composition and many philosophical topics, making it difficult to distill. The author overcomes this challenge by starting from the premise that there is a core to Plato's philosophy that can be traced through the spectrum of his writings. He opens with a chapter on the Republic, Plato's major work; he then singles out a particular theme from the Republic for treatment in each of the six subsequent chapters. These themes, which correspond to modern philosophical categories (Knowledge, Reality, Dialectic, Value, Causality and Change, Politics), enable him to bring other Platonic works into his discussion. Featuring a useful "Further Reading" section for those wishing to pursue given topics in the secondary literature, this work is a wide ranging analysis of the original philosophical personality shining through the body of Plato's writings.
"This book introduces students and general readers to the main theses, concepts, and arguments in Plato's philosophy. Plato's thought, subtle, versatile, and multifaceted, extends over many decades of composition and many philosophical topics, making it difficult to distill. The author overcomes this challenge by starting from the premise that there is a core to Plato's philosophy that can be traced through the spectrum of his writings. He opens with a chapter on the Republic, Plato's major work; he then singles out a particular theme from the Republic for treatment in each of the six subsequent chapters. These themes, which correspond to modern philosophical categories (Knowledge, Reality, Dialectic, Value, Causality and Change, Politics), enable him to bring other Platonic works into his discussion. Featuring a useful "Further Reading" section for those wishing to pursue given topics in the secondary literature, this work is a wide ranging analysis of the original philosophical personality shining through the body of Plato's writings."@en
"""A Plato Primer"" introduces beginning students and the general reader to the main theses, concepts and arguments in Plato's philosophy. Subtle, versatile and multi-faceted though Plato's thought undoubtedly is, it has a core that needs to be explored and savoured. Evans presents this core, as it appears over a large range of his works, spread out over many decades of composition and many philosophical topics. Through all this diversity Plato's original philosophical personality shines through. Evans approaches the material thematically, in terms of modern philosophical categories, in seven m."@en
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