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This book consists of a selection of papers which throw new light on old problems in one of Plato's most difficult dialogues. The papers included fall into three broad categories: a) those dealing directly with the ostensible aim of the dialogue, the various definitions of a sophist from different perspectives (T. Robinson, F. Casadesus, J. Monserrat-P. Sandoval, A. Bernabe, M. Narcy and K. Dorter ; b) a number which tackle a specific question brought up in the dialogue, and that is, how Plato relates to Heraclitus and to Parmenides in the matter of his understanding of being and non-being (E. Hulsz, D. O'Brien, B. Bossi, P. Mesquita and N. Cordero) ; and c) those discussing various other broad issues brought to the fore in the dialogue, such as the 'greatest kinds', true and false statement, difference and mimesis (F. Fronterotta, J. de Garay, D. Ambuel and L. Palumbo).The variety of schools and backgrounds of the authors makes this book unique as a tool for the appreciation of the different approaches possible to well-known hermeneutical problems.Product Identifiers
PublisherDe Gruyter
ISBN-139783110286953
eBay Product ID (ePID)148870644
Product Key Features
Book TitlePlato's Sophist Revisited
AuthorBeatriz Bossi, Thomas M. Robinson
FormatHardcover
LanguageEnglish
TopicLiterature
Publication Year2013
Dimensions
Item Height230mm
Item Width155mm
Additional Product Features
Series TitleTrends in Classics-Supplementary Volumes
EditorBeatriz Bossi, Thomas M. Robinson
Country/Region of ManufactureGermany