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Book SynopsisThe Unity of Oneness and Plurality in Plato's Theaetetus is a commentary on a single Platonic dialogue that offers readers an example of what it means to meaningfully engage with a dialogue on its own terms. In the process of engaging with the Theaetetus, the book offers an account of a general Platonic epistemology and ontology.
Trade ReviewThe Unity of Oneness and Plurality in Plato's Theaetetus carefully engages the dialogue’s arguments while also wrestling with the philosophical problems the dialogue explores. The result is both extraordinary scholarship and a profound philosophical reflection on the possibility of knowledge. What sets this study apart from others are Bloom’s appreciation of the reflexivity inherent in an inquiry that seeks to know what knowledge is and his understanding of Plato’s use of irony as a positive tool. Bloom embraces the dialogue’s paradoxes and, in consequence, is able to see in it a unity and coherence that has escaped other readers. This book is an extraordinary achievement. -- Edward C. Halper, University of Georgia
The Unity of Oneness and Plurality in Plato's Theaetetus is distinguished by the depth to which Bloom explores the perennial puzzles that arise in trying to grasp both oneness and multiplicity as well as universality and individuality. Bloom succeeds in showing why knowing and being cannot have unity without diversity nor diversity without unity. Philosophy students and faculty of every philosophical persuasion will find much to savor, as will anyone else who has thought hard about truth. -- Richard Dien Winfield, University of Georgia
"Unassuming and sensitive, Daniel Bloom's commentary is a model for philosophical inquiry in general and engagement with Plato's dialogues in particular." -- David Hart, West Texas A&M University
Table of ContentsIntroduction Chapter One: The One and the Many Chapter Two: The Levels of Being Chapter Three: The Sameness Between the Levels of Being Chapter Four: The Difference Between the Levels of Being Conclusion
