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Plato's 'Euthyphro' and the earlier theory of forms /
Plato's Euthyphro is important because it gives an excellent example of Socratic dialogue in operation and of the connection of that dialectic with Plato's earlier theory of Forms. Professor Allen's edition of the dialogue provides a translation with interspersed commentary, aimed bot...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Hoboken :
Taylor and Francis,
2012.
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| Colección: | Routledge library editions. Plato.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- PLATO'S 'EUTHYPHRO' AND THE EARLIER THEORY OF FORMS; Copyright; Plato's 'Euthyphro' and the Earlier Theory of Forms; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Bibliographical Abbreviations; I Introduction; 1. The Place of the Euthyphro in Plato's Dialogues; 2. The Text; 3. Translation; 4. Dramatic Structure; 5. Interpretation; 6. The Euthyphro and Greek Religion; 7. The Euthyphro and the Historical Socrates; II The Euthyphro; 1. Characters and Setting ( 2a-5c ); 2. The Request for a Definition ( 5C-6e ); 3. First Definition: The Holy, What is Loved by the Gods ( 6e-8b ); 4. First Interlude ( 8b-9c )
- 5. Second Definition: the Holy, What is Loved by All the Gods ( 9c-11a )6. Second Interlude: Socrates a Daedalus ( 11b-d ); 7. Requirements for Definition ( 11e-12a ); 8. Third Definition: The Holy, Ministry to the Gods ( 12e-14b ); 9. Fourth Definition: The Holy, an Art of Prayer and Sacrifice ( 14c-15c ); 10. Conclusion ( 15c-16a ); III Plato's Earlier Theory of Forms; Introduction; 1. Forms as Regulative Principles of Dialectic; Forms as Universals; Forms as Standards; Forms as Essences; 2. Real Definition; Genus and Difference; Aristotelian Genera; Platonic Genera
- Definability and SimplicityThe Structure of the Realm of Forms; The Unity of Virtue; Logos and Ousia; 3. The Existence of Forms; Language and Existence; Reducibility; Essence and Reference; Essence and Ordinary Language; Unum Nomen Unum Nominatum; Essential Causality; Reference Revisited; 4. Ontological Status and the Development of the Theory of Forms; Aristotle on Separation; Socrates and Separation; Aristotle's Authority; The Immanence of Forms; Separation in the Phaedo; The Two Worlds; The Unity of Plato's Thought; Motives for Change; Scepticism and Ontological Status
- Scepticism and a Priori KnowledgeRecollection and Deficiency; 5. Conclusion; Bibliography; Index