The dialectic of essence : a study of Plato's metaphysics / Allan Silverman.

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Silverman, Allan Jay

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9781400825349
1400825342

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B398.M4 S55 2002eb

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An overview of Platonic metaphysics -- Socratic metaphysics? -- The emergence of forms -- Refining the theory of forms -- Forms and language -- Not-beings -- The nature of material particulars.

Summary: The Dialectic of Essence offers a systematic new account of Plato's metaphysics. Allan Silverman argues that the best way to make sense of the metaphysics as a whole is to examine carefully what Plato says about ousia (essence) from the Meno through the middle period dialogues, the Phaedo and the Republic, and into several late dialogues including the Parmenides, the Sophist, the Philebus, and the Timaeus. This book focuses on three fundamental facets of the metaphysics: the theory of Forms; the nature of particulars; and Plato's understanding of the nature of metaphysical inquiry. Silverman se.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 367-377) and index.

An overview of Platonic metaphysics -- Socratic metaphysics? -- The emergence of forms -- Refining the theory of forms -- Forms and language -- Not-beings -- The nature of material particulars.

The Dialectic of Essence offers a systematic new account of Plato's metaphysics. Allan Silverman argues that the best way to make sense of the metaphysics as a whole is to examine carefully what Plato says about ousia (essence) from the Meno through the middle period dialogues, the Phaedo and the Republic, and into several late dialogues including the Parmenides, the Sophist, the Philebus, and the Timaeus. This book focuses on three fundamental facets of the metaphysics: the theory of Forms; the nature of particulars; and Plato's understanding of the nature of metaphysical inquiry. Silverman se.

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