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The Midwife of Platonism: Text and Subtext in Plato's Theaetetus Sedley, David (, Laurence Professor of Ancient Philosophy, University of Cambridge) New edition
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The Midwife of Platonism: Text and Subtext in Plato's Theaetetus
Sedley, David (, Laurence Professor of Ancient Philosophy, University of Cambridge)
The "Theaetetus" is among the most brilliant of Plato's dialogues. Since antiquity, it has been debated whether this dialogue was written by Plato to support his familiar metaphysical doctrines, or represents a self-distancing from these. This book offers a via media, founded on a radical separation of Plato from his main speaker, Socrates.
224 pages, black & white illustrations
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | July 27, 2006 |
| ISBN13 | 9780199204144 |
| Publishers | Oxford University Press |
| Pages | 212 |
| Dimensions | 141 × 216 × 12 mm · 290 g |
| Language | English |