Overview
The Philebus is an extraordinarily creative and profound examination of what makes for a good human life, containing some of Plato's most sophisticated discussions of moral psychology, knowledge, metaphysics, and philosophical methodology. The Philebushad a far greater influence on Aristotle's ethics than the frequently studied Republic - yet historians of philosophical ethics have relatively neglected it and existing commentaries tend to emphasize certain aspects at the expense of others. This edited volume, the first of its kind, brings together leading scholars of ancient philosophy to take a fresh and comprehensive look at this important work. Each essay focuses on a relatively brief section of the Philebus and discusses the passages methodically, covering topics such as pleasure, knowledge, philosophical method, and the human good in detail. The result is not and is not intended to be a commentary, nor does it aim to present a unified interpretation. It is instead a series of close, original philosophical examinations, often in conversation with each other, which together provide continuous coverage of the Philebus. This reference work, a useful resource for teaching and studying, is valuable reading for researchers, scholars, graduate students, and advanced undergraduates interested in Plato, ancient Greek ethics, and in the history of ethics.
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Author: Panos Dimas (Professor of Philosophy, Professor of Philosophy, University of Oslo) ,
Russell E. Jones (Professor of Philosophy, Professor of Philosophy, Harvard University) ,
Gabriel R. Lear (Associate Professor of Philosophy, Associate Professor of Philosophy, University of Chicago)
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Dimensions:
Width: 16.10cm
, Height: 2.20cm
, Length: 23.50cm
Weight: 0.584kg
ISBN: 9780198803386
ISBN 10: 0198803389
Pages: 298
Publication Date: 19 September 2019
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Reviews
The book is a necessary addition to any library collecting scholarly work on ancient philosophy, and its chapters will surely appear - and rightly so - in very many bibliographies of work on the Philebus appearing in the near future. * Colin C. Smith, Journal of the History of Philosophy *
The book is a necessary addition to any library collecting scholarly work on ancient philosophy, and its chapters will surely appear — and rightly so — in very many bibliographies of work on the Philebus appearing in the near future. * Colin C. Smith, Journal of the History of Philosophy *
Author Information
Panos Dimas is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Oslo. Norway. His work focuses on ancient Greek cosmology, philosophical ethics and moral psychology. Russell E. Jones is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Harvard University. He has written on a number of aspects of Greek philosophical thought, especially on figures from the fifth and fourth centuries BCE. Gabriel R. Lear is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Chicago and is in its Committee on Social Thought. Her work focuses on ancient Greek and Roman philosophical ethics and aesthetics.
