Harold Tarrant here explores ancient attempts to interpret Plato's writings, by philosophers who spoke a Greek close to Plato's own, and provides a fresh, almost primitive reading of Plato himself. His book also serves as a synthesis of recent work on ancient interpreters of Plato.Tarrant's primary emphasis is on the Middle Platonists, but he also discusses the Old and New Academies, the Athenian and Alexandrian Neoplatonists, and selected nonphilosophical writers. In Part I, he addresses some of the principal issues of interpretation-Are the dialogues drama or philosophy? Is Plato offering doctrine? What parts of the corpus are most important?-and considers them alongside the views of ancient readers. In Part II, he offers a historical overview of significant ancient developments in interpretation over the centuries. In Part III, he considers ancient attitudes toward particular groups of dialogues, and the Gorgias and the Theaetetus individually
| ISBN: | 9780801437922 |
| Publication date: | 7th July 2000 |
| Author: | Harold Tarrant |
| Publisher: | Cornell University Press |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 263 pages |
| Genres: |
Ancient Greek and Roman philosophy Philosophical traditions and schools of thought |
Harold Tarrant here explores ancient attempts to interpret Plato's writings, by philosophers who spoke a Greek close to Plato's own, and provides a fresh, almost primitive reading of Plato himself. His book also serves as a synthesis of recent work on ancient interpreters of Plato.Tarrant's primary emphasis is on the Middle Platonists, but he also discusses the Old and New Academies, the Athenian and Alexandrian Neoplatonists, and selected nonphilosophical writers. In Part I, he addresses some of the principal issues of interpretation-Are the dialogues drama or philosophy? Is Plato offering doctrine? What parts of the corpus are most important?-and considers them alongside the views of ancient readers. In Part II, he offers a historical overview of significant ancient developments in interpretation over the centuries. In Part III, he considers ancient attitudes toward particular groups of dialogues, and the Gorgias and the Theaetetus individually
Plato's First Interpreters features in the following genres: Ancient Greek and Roman philosophy, Philosophical traditions and schools of thought
Plato's First Interpreters is available in Hardback
Plato's First Interpreters was written by Harold Tarrant and published by Cornell University Press
Plato's First Interpreters has 263 pages