{"product_id":"plato-9780826491763","title":"Plato","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt is widely agreed that Plato laid the foundations for the whole history of western thought and, well over 2000 years later, his work is still studied by every student of philosophy. This title provides an account of Plato's philosophy, his major works and ideas, providing a guide to the important thought of this key philosopher.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"[The book] is comprehensive, full of useful advice for anyone teaching Plato at any level. Press gives us the information we need to have at our fingertips, but his suggestions only increase the excitement of reading the dialogues themselves.\" - Debra Nails, Professor of Philosophy, Michigan State University, USA\u003cbr\u003e\"It appears that things have changed in Plato scholarship during the quarter century that has elapsed since I was trained as an undergraduate in philosophy and classical languages and, consequently, a book that I cannot recommend enough is Gerald A. Press, Plato: A Guide for the Perplexed.\" - Peter Wright, Teaching for Inclusion: Difficult Dialogues (Blog), July 25, 2008 -- Peter Wright\u003cbr\u003e\"a book such as Press's is very timely. It works out in detail the implications of Plato's use of the dialogue as a literary form, and suggests ways of reading the dialogues in the light of this, recognising such things as the mixture of truth and fiction, the use of irony and the use of myth\"  The international journal of the platonic tradition, 2009 -- A. H. Lesser\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction; Part I. Backgrounds; 1. Plato's Life and Works; 2. The Contexts for Interpreting Plato's Dialogues; Part II. Sources of Perplexity: Change; 3. A Brief History of Platonism and Plato Interpretation; 4. Dialogue Form; 5. Arguments and Ideas, Vision and Doctrines; 6. Fables, Myths, and Stories; 7. Irony and other forms of humor; 8. Play and seriousness; 9. Paradox; Part III. Plato's Philosophy: Permanence; 10. Platonic Anonymity and the Nature of Plato's Philosophy; 11. Persistent Themes and Plato's Vision; 12. The Platonic Path to Wisdom; Part IV: Help in Reading and Understanding Plato's Dialogues and His Philosophy; 13. How to Read a Platonic Dialogue; 14. Summaries of the Dialogues; Glossary of Greek Terms; Bibliography.","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing (UK)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51768209834327,"sku":"9780826491763","price":37.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780826491763.jpg?v=1758716873","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/plato-9780826491763","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}