Being and Not-Being

An Introduction to Plato’s Sophist

Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, Philosophy, Metaphysics, Ancient
Cover of the book Being and Not-Being by P. Seligman, Springer Netherlands
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: P. Seligman ISBN: 9789401020121
Publisher: Springer Netherlands Publication: December 6, 2012
Imprint: Springer Language: English
Author: P. Seligman
ISBN: 9789401020121
Publisher: Springer Netherlands
Publication: December 6, 2012
Imprint: Springer
Language: English

The present monograph on Plato's Sophist developed from series of lectures given over a number of years to honours and graduate phi­ losophy classes in the University of Waterloo. It is hoped that it will prove a useful guide to anyone trying to come to grips with, and gain a perspective of Plato's mature thought. At the same time my study is addressed to the specialist, and I have considered at the appropriate places a good deal of the scholarly literature that has appeared during the last thirty years. In this connection I regret that some of the pub­ lications which came to my notice after my work was substantially completed (such as KamIah's and Sayre's) have not been referred to in my discussion. As few philosophy students nowadays are familiar with Greek I have (except in a few footnotes) translated as well as transliterated all Greek terms. Citations from Plato's text follow Cornford's admirable trans­ lation as closely as possible, though the reader will find some significant deviations. The most notable of these concerns the key word on which I have rendered throughout as "being," thus avoiding Cornford's "existence" and "reality" which tend to prejudge the issues which the dialogue raises.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

The present monograph on Plato's Sophist developed from series of lectures given over a number of years to honours and graduate phi­ losophy classes in the University of Waterloo. It is hoped that it will prove a useful guide to anyone trying to come to grips with, and gain a perspective of Plato's mature thought. At the same time my study is addressed to the specialist, and I have considered at the appropriate places a good deal of the scholarly literature that has appeared during the last thirty years. In this connection I regret that some of the pub­ lications which came to my notice after my work was substantially completed (such as KamIah's and Sayre's) have not been referred to in my discussion. As few philosophy students nowadays are familiar with Greek I have (except in a few footnotes) translated as well as transliterated all Greek terms. Citations from Plato's text follow Cornford's admirable trans­ lation as closely as possible, though the reader will find some significant deviations. The most notable of these concerns the key word on which I have rendered throughout as "being," thus avoiding Cornford's "existence" and "reality" which tend to prejudge the issues which the dialogue raises.

More books from Springer Netherlands

Cover of the book Trends in Parsing Technology by P. Seligman
Cover of the book Cosmology in Scalar-Tensor Gravity by P. Seligman
Cover of the book The Legacy of John Austin's Jurisprudence by P. Seligman
Cover of the book Diagnostic Imaging of Emerging Infectious Diseases by P. Seligman
Cover of the book Birddog by P. Seligman
Cover of the book The Fullness of the Logos in the Key of Life by P. Seligman
Cover of the book Chemistry for Sustainable Development by P. Seligman
Cover of the book Deformation Microstructures and Mechanisms in Minerals and Rocks by P. Seligman
Cover of the book Theological Analyses of the Clinical Encounter by P. Seligman
Cover of the book Honeycomb Technology by P. Seligman
Cover of the book Dan Shen (Salvia miltiorrhiza) in Medicine by P. Seligman
Cover of the book Public Health Ophthalmology by P. Seligman
Cover of the book NATO in the First Decade after the Cold War by P. Seligman
Cover of the book Khazan Ecosystems of Goa by P. Seligman
Cover of the book Motherhood and Postnatal Depression by P. Seligman
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy