A Companion to Plato's Republic. - WHITE, N.P.,
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?Professor White?s book, which (apart from a long Introduction) takes the form of a continuous summary of and commentary on the ?Republic?, has two aims. One is to provide an introduction which can be used by students with varying levels of background knowledge and philosophical sophistication. The other is to put forward his own interpretation of the work as a closely articulated unity which is pine of the wide range of Plato?s concerns forms a single argument. The two aims harmonise well. As a ?companion? for those reading the ?Republic? for the first time, the book gains from the fact that W. Is concerned to let Plato?s argument speak for itself rather than focussing on the work through a set of modern philosophical concerns. In his comments W. Refers to the secondary literature, but does not often directly take issue with it; the form and scope of his discussion always follows the text rather closely. (?) W. Sees the ?Republic? primarily as a work of moral (and political) philosophy, putting less stress o...
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1979Uitgever: Basil Blackwell275 paginasTaal: EngelsISBN-10: 0631107819ISBN-13: 9780631107811Koop dit boek tweedehands
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Oxford, 1979. VIII,275p. Paperback. Spine with light reading trace. Upper and lower edge back cover and last pages a bit bumped. Signature on half title.Antiquarian Titel: A Companion to Plato's Republic. Auteur: WHITE, N.P.,
?Professor White?s book, which (apart from a long Introduction) takes the form of a continuous summary of and commentary on the ?Republic?, has two aims. One is to provide an introduction which can be used by students with varying levels of background knowledge and philosophical sophis...
?Professor White?s book, which (apart from a long Introduction) takes the form of a continuous summary of and commentary on the ?Republic?, has two aims. One is to provide an introduction which can be used by students with varying levels of background knowledge and philosophical sophis...
