This is a collection of essays written by leading experts in honour of Christopher Rowe, and inspired by his groundbreaking work in the exegesis of Plato. The authors represent scholarly traditions which are sometimes very different in their approaches and interests, and so rarely brought into dialogue with each other. This volume, by contrast, aims to explore synergies between them. Key topics include: the literary unity of Plato's works; the presence and role of his contemporaries in his dialogues; the function of myth (especially the Atlantis myth); Plato's Socratic heritage, especially as played out in his discussions of psychology; and his views of truth and being. Prominent among the dialogues discussed are Euthydemus, Phaedo, Phaedrus, Republic, Theaetetus, Timaeus, Sophist and Laws.

A collection of essays bringing diverse approaches to Plato into conversation in the spirit of its honorand, Christopher Rowe.

About the Author
George Boys-Stones is Professor of Ancient Philosophy at Durham University. Dimitri El Murr is Lecturer in Ancient Philosophy at the University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne. Christopher Gill is Professor of Ancient Thought at the University of Exeter.


Book Information
ISBN 9781107038981
Author George Boys-Stones
Format Hardback
Page Count 351
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Weight(grams) 640g
Dimensions(mm) 235mm * 157mm * 24mm