From Plato to Platonism

by Lloyd P. Gerson

Book Overview

Was Plato a Platonist? While ancient disciples of Plato would have answered this question in the affirmative, modern scholars have generally denied that Plato's own philosophy was in substantial agreement with that of the Platonists of succeeding centuries. In From Plato to Platonism, Lloyd P. Gerson argues that the ancients were correct in their assessment. He arrives at this conclusion in an especially ingenious manner, challenging fundamental...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 150171063X
• ISBN13: 9781501710636
• Release Date: December 2017
• Publisher: Cornell University Press
• Length: 360 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.1"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher