Reading Plato

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Reading Plato by Szlezßk,Thomas A., 9780415189842
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  • ISBN: 9780415189842 | 0415189845
  • Cover: Nonspecific Binding
  • Copyright: 4/16/1999

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Taking the critique of writing in thePhaedrusas a starting point, where Socrates argues that a book cannot choose its reader nor can it defend itself against misinterpretation,Reading Platooffers solutions to the problems of interpreting the Platonic dialogues. Thomas A. Slez'ak pursuasively argues that the dialogues are designed to stimulate philosophical inquiry and to elevate philosophy to the realm of oral dialectic.
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