While most experts agree that myth plays an important role in Plato’s dialogues, the more exact nature of this role still haunts Platonic studies. Critical perspectives have changed over the years, yet two ess
This article has no associated abstract. ( fix it )Kimon LycosLYCOS, K. Olympiodorus on pleasure and the good in Plato's Gorgias. In: TAYLOR, C.C.W. Oxford Studies in Ancient Philosophy vol. XII. Oxford: Claredon Press, 1994.
This is part of a two-paper project to show in detail in ways that have not been attempted before that, in the Symposium, Plato uses the language and metaphors of the Eleusinian Mysteries as a template for the ascent to the Form of Beauty; and also to explain why he might have chosen...
This article has no associated abstract. ( fix it )doi:10.1111/phpr.12787Gabriel R. Lear
Catholic TraditionContemporary PhilosophyGeneral InterestThis article has no associated abstract. ( fix it )V. Bradley LewisReview of MetaphysicsStauffer, Devin. Plato's Introduction to the Questio...
PlatoApologyphilosophy of Socratessource criticismA classic question of Socrates scholarship is whether Plato's Apology is a reliable source for the philosophy of the historical Socrates. This essay argues that the Apology, like other texts, provides reliable evidence about events in Socrates' life ...
A pedantic and tedious discussion of Socrates' arguments in Plato's Crito for obeying the law. Its author, A. D. Woozley, who was a contributor to The Philosophy of Socrates, edited by Gregory Vlastos, focuses ...
Berman, S. 1991b. `How Polus was refuted: reconsidering Plato's Gorgias 474c-475c', Ancient Philosophy 11(2), 265-284.Berman, Scott. "How Polus Was Refuted: Reconsidering Plato's Gorgias 474c-475c." Ancient Philosophy 11 (1991): 265-84....
In the so-called "erotic dialogues", especially the Symposium and the Phaedrus, Plato explained why erotic desire can play an epistemic function, establishing a strong connection between erotic desire and beauty, "the most clearly visible and the most loved" among the Ideas. Taking the erotic ...
Annas, J., „Politics and Ethics in Plato's Republic", in: Hoffe, O. (Hg.), Politeia, Berlin 1997, 140-160.ANNAS, Julia (1997). «Politics and Ethics in Plato's Republic». En Platon. Politeia, editado por O. Hoffe. Berlin: Ackademie Verlag, pp. 105-120....