a guide for the perplexed Press, Gerald A. (Gerald Alan) 1945- creator ebrary, Inc text bibliography biography Electronic books. enk London New York Continuum c2007 2007 monographic eng

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viii, 240 p. : ill. 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. Gerald A. Press. Includes bibliographical references (p. 231-234) and index. Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. Plato B395 .P74 2007eb 184 http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10472151 http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10472151 CaPaEBR 070326 ebr10472151