The Cambridge Companion to Plato

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Fourteen new essays discuss Plato's views about knowledge, reality, mathematics, politics, ethics, love, poetry, and religion in a convenient, accessible guide that analyzes the intellectual and social background of his thought as well.

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  The Cambridge Companion to Plato

  • 2022-08-04
  • 643 pages
  • Paperback
  • Cambridge University Press

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