Plato : a guide for the perplexed /: a guide for the perplexed. (2007)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Gerald A. Press.
• Other Names: Press, Gerald A (Gerald Alan), 1945-
• Contents: 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.
• Publisher Details: London : Continuum
• Publication Date: 2007
• Copyright Date: 2007
• Extent: 1 online resource (250 pages)
• Subjects: 184; Western philosophy: Ancient, to c 500; Plato; Philosophy -- History & Surveys -- Ancient & Classical; Philosophy -- General; Philosophy
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781441104861; 1441104860
• Related ISBNs: 9780826491763
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.