The Third Way: New Directions in Platonic Studies

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Francisco J. Gonzalez
Rowman & Littlefield, 1995 - Philosophy - 269 pages
The study of Plato's dialogues has traditionally oscillated between two paradigms: one that portrays the dialogues as treatises expounding doctrines and one that sees them as purely skeptical, rhetorical, or literary. This collection of new essays by twelve noted Plato scholars illustrates the fruitfulness of breaking away from those paradigms, which have divided Platonic scholarship and led it to a number of dead ends. While the essays are diverse in their approaches, each seeks to find a 'third way' to understand Plato, reading him as neither a dogmatist nor a skeptic but as a philosopher capable of reconciling the content and form of his writings.
 

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II
9
III
19
IV
21
V
37
VI
57
VIII
75
IX
77
X
91
XV
149
XVI
151
XVII
185
XVIII
207
XIX
219
XX
221
XXI
241
XXII
255

XI
105
XII
107
XIII
115
XIV
129

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Francisco J. Gonzalez is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Skidmore College.

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