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The book is written for anyone seriously interested in Plato's thought and in the history of literary theory or of rhetoric. No knowledge of Greek is required. The focus of this account is on how the resources both of persuasive myth and of formal argument, for all that Plato sets them in strong contrast, nevertheless complement and reinforce each other in his philosophy.
| Preface | p. ix |
| List of Abbreviations | p. x |
| Introduction | |
| The purpose of the dialogue and its position in the Platonic writings | p. 3 |
| Stylometric arguments. The transcendent forms | p. 8 |
| The nature of the soul | p. 11 |
| The characters | p. 12 |
| The arguments for the immortality of the soul | p. 16 |
| Arguments for immortality in other dialogues | p. 19 |
| Translation and Commentary | |
| 57A-59C: Introductory conversation | p. 27 |
| 59C-62C: Socrates as poet. The wickedness of suicide | p. 32 |
| 62C-64C: The philosopher's readiness to die | p. 39 |
| 64C-67B: The philosopher's detachment from the body | p. 44 |
| 67B-69E: Moral virtue, genuine and spurious | p. 52 |
| 69E-72D: The first argument for immortality. The cycle of opposites | p. 58 |
| 72E-77A: A complementary argument. The theory of recollection | p. 66 |
| 77A-78B: Combined results of the two preceding arguments. Socrates as charmer | p. 78 |
| 78B-80C: Third argument. The kinship of souls and forms | p. 81 |
| 80C-82D: The after-life of unpurified souls | p. 87 |
| 82D-85B: Socrates describes the philosopher's progress and declares his swan-song to be a song of joy | p. 92 |
| 85B-88B: Simmias and Cebes explain their doubts | p. 97 |
| 88C-91C: Interlude. A warning against 'misology' | p. 105 |
| 91C-95A: Refutation of Simmias's theory of soul | p. 112 |
| 95A-99D: Socrates as student of natural science | p. 121 |
| 99D-102A: The new method of hypothesis | p. 133 |
| 102A-105B: The exclusion of opposites | p. 147 |
| 105B-107B: The argument concluded. Soul is both deathless and indestructible | p. 158 |
| 107C-110B: Myth of the after-life | p. 167 |
| 110B-112E: The splendour of the true earth. The rivers of the underworld | p. 176 |
| 112E-115A: The myth concluded. Its truth and value | p. 182 |
| 115B-118: The last scene | p. 187 |
| Additional Notes | p. 191 |
| The Criticisms of Strato | p. 195 |
| Index of Names | p. 199 |
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ISBN: 9780521097024
ISBN-10: 0521097029
Audience:
Professional
Format:
Paperback
Language:
English
Number Of Pages: 212
Published: 10th July 1972
Publisher: CAMBRIDGE UNIV PR
Country of Publication: GB
Dimensions (cm): 20.32 x 13.34
x 1.27
Weight (kg): 0.25
