Plato's PARMENIDES: The Conversion of the Soul (Princeton Legacy Library Book 5026)

Miller's study demonstrates the value of integrating hermeneutic reading and conceptual analysis. His interpretation works out in detail the purpose and argument of the Parmenides as a whole and provides a new point of departure for discussion of its place in the Platonic corpus. Originally published in 1986. The **Princeton Legacy Library** uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905. Analytical Table of Contents Acknowledgments Introduction: Interpreting the Parmenides Part One. Preparing to Rethink the Theory of Forms Chapter I. The Dramatic Context Chapter II. Parmenides′ Challenge to Socrates Part Two. “A Host Of Very Remote Arguments” Chapter III. Parmenides′ Help Chapter IV. Hypotheses I, II, and IIa: Form, the Participant Thing, and Their Relation (137c–157b) Chapter V. Hypotheses III—VIII: The Explication of I-IIa (157b–166b) Epilogue. Connections and Possibilities Appendix A: Structural Outline of the Parmenides Appendix B: Stages in the Process of Conversion from Things to Forms Notes Works Cited Index Index of Passages Cited