| Plato's Reception of Parmenides Revised Edition Contributor(s): Palmer, John A. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0199251592 ISBN-13: 9780199251599 Publisher: Clarendon Press OUR PRICE: $81.70 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2002 Annotation: John Palmer presents a new and original account of Plato's uses and understanding of his most important Presocratic predecessor, Parmenides. Adopting an innovative approach to the appraisal of intellectual influence, Palmer first explores the Eleatic underpinnings of central elements in Plato's middle-period epistemology and metaphysics and then shows how in the later dialogues Plato confronts various sophistic appropriations of Parmenides. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | History & Surveys - Ancient & Classical |
| Dewey: 184 |
| Lexile Measure: 1520 |
| Physical Information: 0.68" H x 6.26" W x 9.26" (1.00 lbs) 308 pages |
| Themes: - Theometrics - Academic - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) - Cultural Region - Greece |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: John Palmer presents a new and original account of Plato's uses and understanding of his most important Presocratic predecessor, Parmenides. Adopting an innovative approach to the appraisal of intellectual influence, Palmer first explores the Eleatic underpinnings of central elements in Plato's middle-period epistemology and metaphysics and then shows how in the later dialogues Plato confronts various sophistic appropriations of Parmenides. |