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The method of hypothesis and the nature of soul in Plato's Phaedo
- Title
- The method of hypothesis and the nature of soul in Plato's Phaedo / John Palmer, University of Florida.
- Author
- Palmer, John Anderson, 1965-
- Publication
- Cambridge, United Kingdom : Cambridge University Press, 2021.
- ©2021
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- Description
- 59 pages; 23 cm.
- Summary
- "This study of Plato's Phaedo promotes better understanding of its arguments for the soul's immortality by showing how Plato intended them, not as proofs, but as properly dialectical arguments functioning in accordance with the method of hypothesis. Unlike the argument for the soul's immortality in the Phaedrus, which does seem intended as a proof, the Phaedo arguments are proceeding toward the first principles that could serve as the basis for a proof - the most important being an account of the soul's own essential nature. This study attends to the substantial progress the Phaedo makes toward such an account. It also considers Socrates' epistemic situation in the dialogue and the problem of whether his confidence in the face of death is misplaced if his arguments have not been proofs before considering how the concluding myth draws together several of the dialogue's main themes"--
- Series Statement
- Cambridge elements. Elements in ancient philosophy, 2631-4118
- Uniform Title
- Cambridge elements Elements in ancient philosophy.
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [55]-59).
- Call Number
- JFE 21-6441
- ISBN
- 1108930875
- 9781108930871
- OCLC
- 1223065406
- Author
- Palmer, John Anderson, 1965- author.
- Title
- The method of hypothesis and the nature of soul in Plato's Phaedo / John Palmer, University of Florida.
- Publisher
- Cambridge, United Kingdom : Cambridge University Press, 2021.
- Copyright Date
- ©2021
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Series
- Cambridge elements. Elements in ancient philosophy, 2631-4118Cambridge elements Elements in ancient philosophy.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [55]-59).
- Research Call Number
- JFE 21-6441