Plato, Immanuel Bekker

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Platonis Menexenus

From The Text Of Bekker, Carefully Revised (1861)

Beschreibung

Platonis Menexenus is a book written by the ancient Greek philosopher Plato. This particular edition of the book is based on the text of Bekker, a famous German classicist who published a critical edition of Plato's works in the 19th century. The book has been carefully revised by an unknown editor in 1861, presumably to correct any errors or inconsistencies in the original text. Menexenus is a dialogue between Socrates and a young man named Menexenus, in which they discuss the nature of rhetoric and the importance of public speaking in Athenian society. The book is considered to be one of Plato's minor works, but it still provides valuable insights into his philosophy and worldview. This edition of Platonis Menexenus is a valuable resource for scholars and students of ancient Greek literature and philosophy.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

Autor

Plato (c.428 to c.347 bc) was an Athenian philosopher during the Classical period in Ancient Greece, founder of the Platonist school of thought, and the Academy, the first institution of higher learning in the Western world. He is widely considered the pivotal figure in the history of Ancient Greek and Western philosophy, along with his teacher, Socrates, and his most famous student, Aristotle. Plato was the innovator of the written dialogue and dialectic forms in philosophy. Plato is also considered the founder of Western political philosophy. His most famous contribution is the theory of Forms known by pure reason, in which Plato presents a solution to the problem of universals known as Platonism (also ambiguously called either Platonic realism or Platonic idealism. He is also the namesake of Platonic love and the Platonic solids.His own most decisive philosophical influences are usually thought to have been along with Socrates, the pre-Socratics Pythagoras, Heraclitus and Parmenides, although few of his predecessors' works remain extant and much of what we know about these figures today derives from Plato himself. Unlike the work of nearly all of his contemporaries, Plato's entire body of work is believed to have survived intact for over 2,400 years. Although their popularity has fluctuated over the years, the works of Plato have never been without readers since the time they were written.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Kessinger Publishing, LLC
• Seitenzahl: 24
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. April 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 280mm x 216mm x 2mm
• Gewicht: 120g
• ISBN-13: 9781104364076
• ISBN-10: 1104364077
• Artikelnr.: 26408242