{"product_id":"studies-in-greek-philosophy-volume-ii-9780691019383","title":"Studies in Greek Philosophy Volume II","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGregory Vlastos (1907-1991) was one of the twentieth century's most influential scholars of ancient philosophy. Over a span of more than fifty years, he published essays and book reviews that established his place as a leading authority on early Greek philosophy. This title includes essays on the thought of Socrates, Plato, and later thinkers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This collection of essays and papers by Gregory Vlastos constitutes a fitting memorial to his remarkable career... It is convenient, useful, and instructive to have them within these volumes. A valuable acquisition.\"--Choice \"This well-edited collection of thirty-six essays is ... a great boon to students of pre-Aristotelian philosophy... The clarity of argument allows for fruitful use by anyone with a keen interest in ancient thought.\"--Times Literary Supplement\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eACKNOWLEDGMENTS vii  INTRODUCTION xi  NOTE ON TEXTUAL CONVENTIONS xv  LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS xvii  PART ONE: SOCRATES   1. The Paradox of Socrates 3  2. Platis's Socrates' Accusers 19  3. Brickhouse and Smith's Socrates on Trial 25  4. Socrates on Political Obedience and Disobedience 30  5. Socrates on Acrasia 43  6. Was Polus Refuted? 60  PART TWO: PLATO   A. ETHICS, SOCIAL AND POLITICAL THEORY   7. The Theory of Social Justice in the Polis in Plato's Republic 69  8. The Rights of Persons in Plato's Conception of the Foundations of Justice 104  9. The Virtuous and the Happy: Irwin's Plato's Moral Theory 126  10. Was Plato a Feminist? 133  B. METAPHYSICS AND EPISTEMOLOGY   11. Anamnesis in the Meno 147  12a. The Third Man Argument in the Parmenides 166  12b. Addendum to the Third Man Argument in the Parmenides 191  12c. Addenda to the Third Man Argument: A Reply to Professor Sellars 194  12d. Postscript to the Third Man: A Reply to Mr. Geach 204  13. On a Proposed Redefinition of \"Self-Predication\" in Plato 215  C. SCIENCE   14. The Role of Observation in Plato's Conception of Astronomy 223  15. Disorderly Motion in Plato's Timaeus 247  16. Creation in the Timaeus: Is It a Fiction? 265  PART THREE: AFTER PLATO   17. A Note on the Unmoved Mover 283  18. Minimal Parts in Epicurean Atomism 285  19. Zeno of Sidon as a Critic of Euclid 315  BIBLIOGRAPHY: THE WORKS OF GREGORY VLASTOS 325  INDEX LOCORUM 331  GENERAL INDEX 343","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49403680424279,"sku":"9780691019383","price":54.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/studies-in-greek-philosophy-volume-ii-9780691019383","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}