Who speaks for plato?: studies in platonic anonymity
Éditeur :
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN :
9780847692194
Date de publication :
30 mai 2000
Dimensions :
22,8 x 14,9 x 1,4 cm
Poids :
331 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
These essays examine a crucial premise of traditional readings of Plato's dialogues: that Plato's own philosophical dialogues can be read off the statements made in the dialogues by Socrates and other leading characters. The text argues that no character should be read as Plato's mouthpiece.