Plato's Forms: Varieties of Interpretation

by William A. Welton (Editor), Silvia Benso (Contribution by), Anne-Marie Bowery (Contribution by), Lloyd P. Gerson (Contribution by), Francisco J. Gonzalez (Contribution by)

Overview

Plato's Forms: Varieties of Interpretation is an ambitious work that brings together, in a single volume, widely divergent approaches to the topic of the Forms in Plato's dialogues.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780739105146
Publisher:	Lexington Books
Publication date:	02/13/2003
Pages:	315
Product dimensions:	6.18(w) x 9.36(h) x 1.18(d)

About the Author

William A. Welton teaches Philosophy at Loyola College in Maryland.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction: Plato's Mysterious Forms Chapter 2 Plato's Dialectic of Forms Chapter 3 Plato's Development and the Development of the Theory of Forms Chapter 4 Plato's Theory of Forms: Recollecting and Recovering the Soul Chapter 5 Metaphysics and Pronouns at Phaedo 74b7-9 Chapter 6 Forms and Flux in the Theaetetus and the Timaeus Chapter 7 Do Forms Have a Role in Plato's Philebus? Chapter 8 Philebean Metaphysics Chapter 9 Fleshing Out the Form of Beauty: Socrates, Dialogue, and the Forms Chapter 10 Against a "Platonic" Theory of Forms Chapter 11 Plato's Eidetic Intimations