Who Speaks for Plato?

Author	: Gerald Alan Press
Publisher	: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages	: 268
Release	: 2000
ISBN-10	: 0847692191
ISBN-13	: 9780847692194
Rating	: 4/5 (194 Downloads)

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Download or read book Who Speaks for Plato? written by Gerald Alan Press and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2000 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These essays examine a crucial premise of traditional readings of Plato's dialogues: that Plato's own philosophical dialogues can be read off the statements made in the dialogues by Socrates and other leading characters. The text argues that no character should be read as Plato's mouthpiece.

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