Plato and Platonism
- Language
- en
- Format
- EPUB & PDF
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- 239 KB
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Plato is arguably the most influential philosopher in Western history, yet his philosophy is often reduced to platitudes. Walter Pater’s Plato and Platonism strips away the popular misconceptions to present a rigorous, clear-eyed account of Plato's thought. This is not a survey of Platonic quotes; it is a deep engagement with the Platonic project as a coherent philosophical system.\n\nPlato's work was a response to the crisis of the Athenian democracy and a quest for objective knowledge in a relativist age. Pater traces the development of the Theory of Forms, the Socratic method, and the metaphysical commitments that underpin Plato's Republic and Symposium. For students and serious readers, this is one of the most accessible and authoritative introductions to Platonic philosophy in the English language. The EPUB format makes it portable and readable on any device.
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