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The Being of the Beautiful: Plato's Theaetetus, Sophist, and Statesman

By Plato , Seth Benardete

Book information

Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Year
1984
ISBN
0226670384, 9780226670386
Open Library ID
OL10192778M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
24 MB (25186584 bytes)
Pages
539\593
Orientation
yes
Scanned
yes
Time added
2011-04-18 11:31:18

Description

The Being of the Beautiful collects Plato’s three dialogues, the Theaetetus, Sophist, and Statesmen, in which Socrates formulates his conception of philosophy while preparing for trial. Renowned classicist Seth Benardete’s careful translations clearly illuminate the dramatic and philosophical unity of these dialogues and highlight Plato’s subtle interplay of language and structure. Extensive notes and commentaries, furthermore, underscore the trilogy’s motifs and relationships. “The translations are masterpieces of literalness. . . . They are honest, accurate, and give the reader a wonderful sense of the Greek.”—Drew A. Hyland, Review of Metaphysics

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