| Studies in Plato and the Platonic Tradition: Essays Presented to John Whittaker Contributor(s): Joyal, Mark (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0860786471 ISBN-13: 9780860786474 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $168.30 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: December 1997 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | History & Surveys - Ancient & Classical - History | Ancient - General |
| Dewey: 184 |
| LCCN: 97077126 |
| Series: Essays Presented to John Whittaker |
| Physical Information: 332 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book, which honours the career of a distinguished scholar, contains essays dealing with important problems in Plato, the Platonic tradition, and the texts and transmission of Plato and later Platonic writers. It ranges from the discussion of issues in individual Platonic dialogues to the examination of Platonism in the Middle Ages. The essays are written by leading scholars in the field and reflect the current state of knowledge on the various problems under discussion. The collection as a whole testifies to the importance of the Platonic writings for the history of ideas, and to the vitality that the study of these writings continues to possess. |