A Companion to Plato

Notes on Contributors

Preface

Abbreviations

1. The Life of Plato of Athens: Debra Nails (Michigan State University)

2. Interpreting Plato: Christopher Rowe (University of Durham)

3. The Socratic Problem: William J. Prior (Santa Clara University)

Part I: Platonic Method and the Dialogue Form:

4. Form and the Platonic Dialogues: Mary Margaret McCabe (King's College London)

5. The Socratic Elenchus: Charles M. Young (Claremont Graduate University)

6. Platonic Definitions and Forms: R. M. Dancy (Florida State University)

7. Plato's Method of Dialectic: Hugh H. Benson (University of Oklahoma)

Part II: Platonic Epistemology:

8. Socratic Ignorance: Gareth B. Matthews (University of Massachusetts at Amherst)

9. Plato on Recollection: Charles Kahn (University of Pennsylvania)

10. Plato: A Theory of Perception or a Nod to Sensation?: Deborah K. W. Modrak (University of Rochester)

11. Knowledge and the Forms in Plato: Michael Ferejohn (Duke University)

Part III: Platonic Metaphysics:

12. The Forms and the Sciences in Socrates and Plato: Terry Penner (Professor Emeritus)

13. Problems for Forms: Mary Louise Gill (Brown University)

14. The Role of Cosmology in Plato's Philosophy: Cynthia Freeland (University of Houston)

15. Plato on Language: David Sedley (University of Cambridge)

16. Plato and Mathematics: Michael J. White (Arizona State University)

17. Platonic Religion: Mark L. McPherran (University of Maine at Farmington)

Part IV: Platonic Psychology:

18. The Socratic Paradoxes: Thomas C. Brickhouse (Lynchburg College) and Nicholas D. Smith (Lewis and Clark College, Portland)

19. The Platonic Soul: Fred D. Miller, Jr. (Bowling Green State University)

20. Plato on Eros and Friendship: C. D. C. Reeve (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)

21. Plato on Pleasure as the Human Good: Gerasimos Santas (University of California, Irvine)

Part V: Platonic Ethics, Politics, And Aesthetics:

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Hugh H. Benson is Professor and Chair of the Department of Philosophy at the University of Oklahoma. He is the editor of Essays on the Philosophy of Socrates (1992) and author of Socratic Wisdom (2000) as well as various articles on the philosophy of Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle.

"This compendium of 29 essays by leading scholars, on every aspect of Plato from his biography and literary style to his metaphysics and politics to his reception by later philosophical and religious traditions, is a welcome addition to the resources available to students of Plato. A number of essays distill cutting-edge research developed in greater detail in the authors' monographs. The result is a book every student of Plato will want to consult."
-- Rachana Kamtekar, University of Arizona

"This is a valuable collection of essays from a distinguished cast of contributors. It should prove useful to a wide variety of readers."
-- Chris Bobonich, Stanford University

"This hefty volume differs from many anthologies on Plato in its comprehensiveness...The essays represent recent scholarship on Plato, with bibliographical references at the end of each essay to literature almost exclusively within the last 50 years...To a lover of Plato, another volume of essays on his thought is always welcome."
-- Choice

"A work avowedly for the philosopher and the student philosopher, but accessible too by other students, this will be a welcome addition in a wide range of libraries from undergraduate level upwards."
-- Reference Reviews

"This compendium of 29 essays by leading scholars, on every aspect of Plato from his biography and literary style to his metaphysics and politics to his reception by later philosophical and religious traditions, is a welcome addition to the resources available to students of Plato. A number of essays distill cutting-edge research developed in greater detail in the authors' monographs. The result is a book every student of Plato will want to consult."
Rachana Kamtekar, University of Arizona
 

"This is a valuable collection of essays from a distinguished cast of contributors. It should prove useful to a wide variety of readers."
Chris Bobonich, Stanford University
 
"This hefty volume differs from many anthologies on Plato in its comprehensiveness...The essays represent recent scholarship on Plato, with bibliographical references at the end of each essay to literature almost exclusively within the last 50 years...To a lover of Plato, another volume of essays on his thought is always welcome."
Choice
 
"A work avowedly for the philosopher and the student philosopher, but accessible too by other students, this will be a welcome addition in a wide range of libraries from undergraduate level upwards."
Reference Reviews