A History of Greek Philosophy, Volume 4: Plato, the Man and His Dialogues: Earlier Period

The fourth volume of Professor Guthrie's great history of Greek thought deals exclusively with Plato. Plato, however, so prolific a writer, so profoundly original in his thought, and so colossal an influence on the later history of philosophy, that it has not been possible to confine him to one volume. Volume IV therefore offers a general introduction to his life and writings, and covers the so-called 'early' and 'middle' periods of his philosophical development (up to and including the Republic). A HISTORY OF GREEK PHILOSOPHY. Vol.4......Page 1 CONTENTS......Page 6 Preface......Page 14 List of Abbreviations......Page 18 I INTRODUCTION......Page 20 a) Sources......Page 27 b) Birth and family connexions......Page 29 c) Early years......Page 31 d) Sicily and the Academy......Page 36 2) Philosophical influences......Page 51 1) The canon......Page 58 2) Chronology......Page 60 a) Literary criticism......Page 61 b) Philosophical considerations......Page 64 c) Stylometric and linguistic tests......Page 67 d) External evidence and cross-references 52 Appendix: Did Plato write any dialogues before the death of Socrates......Page 73 3) Philosophical status: play and earnest......Page 75 Introductory......Page 86 1) The Apology......Page 89 Summary......Page 99 Comment......Page 106 2) The Crito......Page 112 The dialogue......Page 113 Comment......Page 116 3) The Euthyphro......Page 120 The dialogue......Page 122 Comment......Page 126 4) The Laches......Page 143 The dialogue......Page 145 Comment......Page 149 5) The Lysis......Page 153 The dialogue......Page 157 Comment......Page 162 6) The Charmides......Page 174 The dialogue......Page 177 Comment......Page 182 7) The Hippias Major......Page 194 The dialogue......Page 197 Comment......Page 202 8) The Hippias Minor......Page 210 The dialogue......Page 211 Comment......Page 214 9) The Ion......Page 218 The dialogue......Page 220 Comment......Page 223 Socratic dialogues: summing-up......Page 231 1) The Protagoras......Page 232 The dialogue......Page 235 Comment......Page 240 2) The Meno......Page 255 The dialogue......Page 256 Comment......Page 260 3) The Euthydemus......Page 285 The dialogue......Page 287 Comment......Page 293 4) The Gorgias......Page 303 The dialogue......Page 305 Comment......Page 313 5) The Menexenus......Page 331 Conversational frame (summary and comment)......Page 332 The speech (summary and comment)......Page 334 Introductory......Page 343 1) The Phaedo......Page 344 The dialogue......Page 345 Comment......Page 357 2) The Symposium......Page 384 The dialogue......Page 387 Comment......Page 399 3) The Phaedrus......Page 415 The dialogue......Page 417 Comment......Page 431 Introductory......Page 453 1) The main problem approached and stated (bks 1-2, 367c)......Page 458 2) The search for justice begins: origin and elements of social order (2.368 c-374e)......Page 463 a) Selection (374e-376c)......Page 468 b) Education of the young......Page 469 i) cultural education (2.376e-3.403c): (a) stories (= poetry) (377a-398b) (subject-matter and form); (b) music (398C-400C)......Page 470 ii) physical education, with appendix on doctors and lawyers (403c-410b)......Page 473 Problems......Page 474 4) Guardians and auxiliaries: principles of government (3.412b-4.427c)......Page 480 5) Discovery of justice: structure of individual character (4.427d-445b)......Page 490 6) Women and children in the Platonic state (with appendix on the conduct of warfare) (4.445b-5.471 c)......Page 498 7) Is the Platonic city intended as a practical possibility? (5.471c-473b)......Page 502 8) Knowledge, belief and the two orders of reality: why philosophers must rule (5.473c-6.487a)......Page 506 9) The philosopher and society (6.487b-502c)......Page 517 10) The Form of the Good (6.502c-7.519b) 503 (11) Higher education of the Guardians (7.521 c-541b)......Page 540 12) The decline of the state: imperfect types of society and individual (8.543a-576b)......Page 546 13) Which is happier, the just or unjust man? (576b-592b)......Page 556 a) Argument from degrees of reality......Page 564 c) Conclusion: poetry to be given every chance......Page 572 a) The soul is immortal......Page 573 b) The soul not composite......Page 575 c) Everyone gets his deserts in life or after death: the pilgrimage of souls......Page 576 Conclusion......Page 579 Bibliography......Page 581 I Index of passages quoted or referred to......Page 602 II General index......Page 612 III Index of Greek words occurring in notes......Page 622 If Plato's Seventh Letter is genuine (a question which will be discussed in its proper place among his writings), we are in the unique position for a writer of his time of having an autobiographical document outlining the stages of his development and concentrating on his part in a historical episode, the violent course of fourth-century Syracusan politics. v. 1. The earlier Presocratics and Pythagoreans v. 2. The Presocratic tradition from Parmenides to Democritus v. 3. The fifth-century enlightenment v. 4. Plato, the man and his dialogues : earlier period v. 5. The later Plato and the Academy v. 6. Aristotle, an encounter

volume Iv Therefore Offers A General Introduction To Platos Life And Writings, And Covers The So-called 'early' And 'middle' Periods Of His Philosophical Development (up To And Including The Republic).

Surveys Greek thought through a critical discussion of the major schools and philosophers