01956nam a2200361 a 4500 ebr10472151 CaPaEBR m u cr cn||||||||| 070326s2007 enka sb 001 0deng d 2007012467 9780826491763 (pbk.) 0826491766 (pbk.) 9780826491770 (hb) 9781441155948 (e-book) CaPaEBR CaPaEBR (OCoLC)730517853 B395 .P74 2007eb 184 22 Press, Gerald A. (Gerald Alan), 1945- Plato [electronic resource] : a guide for the perplexed / Gerald A. Press. London ; New York : Continuum, c2007. viii, 240 p. : ill. Guides for the perplexed Includes bibliographical references (p. 231-234) and index. Plato's life and works -- The contexts for interpreting Plato's Dialogues -- Sources of perplexity : change -- A brief history of platonism and Plato interpretation -- Dialogue form -- Arguments and ideas, vision and doctrines -- Fables, myths, and stories -- Irony and other forms of humour -- Play and seriousness -- Paradox -- Plato's philosophy : permanence -- Platonic anonymity and the nature of Plato's philosophy -- Persistent themes and Plato's vision -- The platonic path to wisdom -- Help in reading and understanding Plato's Dialogues and his philosophy -- How to read a platonic dialogue -- Summaries of the Dialogues. Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. Plato. Electronic books. local ebrary, Inc. Guides for the perplexed. http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10472151 An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view 113085 113085