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The Charmides of Plato : problems and interpretations / N. van der Ben

Author
Ben, N. van der
Published
Amsterdam : B.R. Grüner Pub. Co., 1985.
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1 online resource (107 pages)
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English.
Contents
THE CHARMIDES OF PLATO PROBLEMS AND INTERPRETATIONS; Title page; Copyright page; Table of contents; Introduction; Summary of the contents of the Charmides; Discussion of passages; Select bibliography containing those studies referred to by their authors' names alone, in chronological order; Index of passages cited
Summary
The Charmides is among Plato's most intriguing and perplexing dialogues. The range of subjects touched or treated is extremely wide: matters logical, epistemological, moral, ethical, political, and religious. In many cases, these are discussed in a highly inconclusive and aporetic way, especially when it comes to the subject of knowledge. Finally, the dialogue is also difficult on almost every level of its expression; mock-reasonings, misunderstandings, ironies, paradoxes, and perplexities abound. As a result, the run of its many arguments, both on the short and the long range, and its overall.
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ISBN
9789027272546 (electronic bk.)
9027272549 (electronic bk.)
1283903245 (ebk)
9781283903240 (ebk)
9060322746
9789060322741
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 100-101) and index.
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