The Cambridge Companion to Plato, 9781108457262
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Explore Plato anew: ethics, politics, knowledge, and the enduring dialogues.

The Cambridge Companion to Plato

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    642 pages

  • Release Date

    4 August 2022

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Summary

Unveiling Plato: A Contemporary Guide

The first edition of the Cambridge Companion to Plato (1992), edited by Richard Kraut, shaped scholarly research and guided new students for thirty years. This new edition introduces students to fresh approaches to Platonic dialogues while advancing the next generation of research.

Of its seventeen chapters, nine are entirely new, written by a new generation of scholars. Six others have been thoroughly revised and updated by their origin…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781108457262
ISBN-10:1108457266
Author:David Ebrey, Richard Kraut
Publisher:Cambridge University Press
Imprint:Cambridge University Press
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:642
Edition:2nd
Release Date:4 August 2022
Weight:900g
Dimensions:227mm x 151mm x 32mm
Series:Cambridge Companions to Philosophy
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Critics Review

‘Without question, the second edition of this companion is a welcome addition to Plato scholarship … These essays illuminate specific aspects of his work within its coherent overall corpus. Including a historical chronology, a 32-page bibliography, extensive chapter notes, and a general index and index locorum, this volume will be an enduring resource … Essential.’ J. Gough, Choice

About The Author

David Ebrey

Devid Ebrey is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Northwestern University.

Richard Kraut is Charles and Emma Morrison Professor in the Humanities at Northwestern University.

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