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Item specifics
- Condition
- ISBN
- 9780791402597
- Book Title
- Pleasure, Knowledge, and Being : an Analysis of Plato's Philebus
- Book Series
- Suny Series in Ancient Greek Philosophy Ser.
- Publisher
- STATE University of New York Press
- Item Length
- 9 in
- Publication Year
- 1990
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 1 in
- Genre
- Philosophy
- Topic
- General, History & Surveys / Ancient & Classical
- Item Weight
- 13.5 Oz
- Item Width
- 6 in
- Number of Pages
- 144 Pages
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
STATE University of New York Press
ISBN-10
0791402592
ISBN-13
9780791402597
eBay Product ID (ePID)
641121
Product Key Features
Book Title
Pleasure, Knowledge, and Being : an Analysis of Plato's Philebus
Number of Pages
144 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
1990
Topic
General, History & Surveys / Ancient & Classical
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Philosophy
Book Series
Suny Series in Ancient Greek Philosophy Ser.
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1 in
Item Weight
13.5 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
89-011603
Reviews
"Its thesis is contrary to prevailing scholarly beliefs and is well argued. Hampton's study will become one of the major works on the Philebus." -- Henry Teloh, Vanderbilt University "Scholars defending 'revisionist' readings would have to take Hampton into account. She makes a good case for continuities with the Plato of the Republic, and she shows how some of the new terminology of the Philebus can be reconciled with the earlier doctrines." -- David Kolb, Bates College
Dewey Edition
20
Dewey Decimal
171/.4
Table Of Content
Preface Introduction 1. The Nature of Pleasure and Knowledge: Ontological and Methodological Considerations (11A-1A) 2. The Classifications of Pleasure and Knowledge (31B-59D) 3. The Good Life and the Good as Cause (59E-67B) Appendix: The Philebus and Aristotle's Testimony--Interpretations of Jackson and Sayre Notes Bibliography Index
Synopsis
Hampton illumines the overall structure of the Philebus. Taking the interrelations of pleasure, knowledge, and being as the keys to understanding the unity of the dialogue, she focuses on the central point. The analysis of both pleasure and knowledge can be understood fully only if placed within the context of the more general and fundamental question of how human life fits into the overall structure of reality. What guides the discussion of the good life throughout the dialogue is the conviction that we can only realize our human good by shaping our lives so that they are true to the universal Good which unites all things. It is around this crucial point that the dialogue is structured. Thus, according to Hampton's interpretation, the Philebus shows what it says: that if we delve deeply enough, we shall discover that behind the appearance of disorder lies beauty, proportion, and truth.
LC Classification Number
B381.H35 1990
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