xvi 700p original burgundy cloth a little aged, spine a little creased, marking from a London library but likely never used, library stamp to title page and shelfmarks to spine, binding is firm, endpaper hinges intact, but at half-title some webbing visible in gutter, first edition, text clean and bright throughout, a nice copy, scarce

A Commentary on Plato's Timaeus

Politics & Social Sciences

Taylor, A.E.

Philosophy

Oxford: At the Clarendon Press

This book provides an introduction to Plato’s work that gives a clear statement of what Plato has to say about the problems of thought and life. In particular, it tells the reader just what Plato says, and makes no attempt to force a system on the Platonic text or to trim Plato’s works to suit contemporary philosophical tastes. The author also gives an account that has historical fidelity - we cannot really understand the Republic or the Gorgias if we forget that the Athens of the conversations is meant to be the Athens of Nicias or Cleon, not the very different Athens of Plato’s own manhood. To understand Plato’s thought we must see it in the right historical perspective.

Plato: The Man and His Work (RLE: Plato)

Reference

Routledge

This book provides an introduction to Plato's work that gives a clear statement of what Plato has to say about the problems of thought and life. In particular,nbsp;it tells the reader just what Plato says, and makes no attempt to force a system on the Platonic text or to trim Plato's works to suit contemporary philosophical tastes. The author also gives an account that has historical fidelity - we cannot really understand the Republic or the Gorgias if we forget that the Athens of the conversations is meant to be the Athens of Nicias or Cleon, not the very different Athens of Plato's own manhood. To understand Plato's thought we must see it in the right historical perspective.

Plato: The Man and His Work

Literature & Fiction

Routledge& Kegan Paul

Eminent Plato scholar A.E. Taylor examines the philosopher's theories on knowledge and ideas, the ideal of the philosopher-king, social sytems, the belief in the immortality of the soul, and more. 3 cassettes.

Mind of Plato (First American Edition)

Univ of Michigan Pr

A. E. Taylor's Aristotle is a brilliantly written popular account of the great Greek philosopher and his thought. It is not simply a listing and abstract discussion of ideas, but a searching analysis of Aristotle's thought, both in terms of its contemporary and historical background, and its present application. Written by one of the very greatest Platonic scholars of our day, it is provocative enough to stimulate the expert, and lucid and instructive for the beginner. Dr. Taylor covers the life and works of Aristotle; classification of the sciences; scientific method; formal logic; induction; theory of knowledge; first philosophy; matter &amp; form; the potential and the actual; the four causes; motion and its eternity; God; physics; terrestrial bodies; biology; psychology; grades of psychical life; sensation; common sensibles and the common sense organ; thought; active intelligence; practical philosophy; ethics; society; the theory of the state; music and literature.

Aristotle

Biographies & Memoirs

Historical

Dover Publications

One of the greatest thinkers of the ancient world, Plato instigated groundbreaking inquiries into morality, ethics, and the quest for happiness that continue to inform and influence philosophical discussion today. In this outstanding work of scholarship, a renowned expert on Plato presents a scrupulously accurate historical view of the great philosopher's life and works. Distinguished by its dispassionate scholarly analysis, Professor Taylor's discourse is refreshingly free of the biases that have frequently tainted other studies. A brief introductory chapter acquaints readers with the known events of Plato's life. The author then proceeds to an illuminating examination of the philosopher's voluminous writings, including the minor Socratic dialogues, as well as such major works as Phaedo, Symposium, Protagoras, Republic, Phaedrus, Timaeus, Laws, and other influential dialogues. The final chapter, "Plato in the Academy," attempts to pin down — with the help of some of Plato's former students, such as Aristotle — the philosopher's beliefs about numbers. In a substantial appendix, "The Platonic Apocrypha," Professor Taylor examines writings that have sometimes been attributed to Plato, including several letters, and offers cogent reasons for accepting or rejecting them as Plato's work. Praised by Dean William R. Inge of Theology as "a great book, an honour to … British scholarship," this volume is an invaluable guide for students, teachers, and other readers interested in philosophy.

Plato: The Man and His Work (Dover Books on Western Philosophy)

Plato

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Kessinger Publishing

Hobbes Studies

STRAUSS, Leo

Plamenatz, John

THOMAS, KEITH

MacPherson, C.B.

Engel, S. Morris

Cattaneo, Mario A.

Warrender, Howard

Pennock, J. Roland

Brown Jr., Stuart M.

Wernham, A.G.

Glover, Willis B.

Watkins, J.W.N.

Politics & Government

Harvard University Press

Socrates

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

Professionals & Academics

Blackstone Pub

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