The Socratic Paradoxes and the Greek Mind (Enduring Editions)

by Michael J . O ' Brien (Author)

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  2012

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  In assessing what the paradoxes meant to Plato, O'Brien uses certain broad principles of inquiry. First, he insists, any platonic doctrine must be placed in the context of Plato's whole philosophy - a truism not always honored. Second, the conversations of the dialogue form do not merely embellish Plato's philosophical statements but radically affect their expression.