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The Rational/Non-Rational Distinction in Plato's Republic
Oxford Studies in Ancient Philosophy 36:179-197 (2009)
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An attempt to show that Plato has a unified approach to the rationality of belief and the rationality of desire, and that his defense of that approach is a powerful one.Author's Profile
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Plato's Appearance‐Assent Account of Belief.Jessica Moss - 2014 - Proceedings of the Aristotelian Society 114 (2pt2):213-238.
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Early Education in Plato's Republic.Michelle Jenkins - 2015 - British Journal for the History of Philosophy 23 (5):843-863.
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Appearances and Calculations: Plato's Division of the Soul.Jessica Moss - 2008 - Oxford Studies in Ancient Philosophy 34:35-68.
Thought and desire in Plato.Terry Penner - 1971 - In Gregory Vlastos (ed.), Plato, Vol. II. pp. 96-118.
Plato on the Complexity of the Psyche.John Moline - 1978 - Archiv für Geschichte der Philosophie 60 (1):1-26.
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