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Parménides/Teeteto/Sofista/Político

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Estos cuatro diálogos, llamados «críticos», reexaminan y cuestionan varios aspectos de los anteriores, los de madurez o plenitud, en especial la Teoría de las Formas o Ideas y la relación de éstas con el mundo fenoménico y sensible.

620 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1988

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Plato (Greek: Πλάτων), born Aristocles (c. 427 – 348 BC), was an ancient Greek philosopher of the Classical period who is considered a foundational thinker in Western philosophy and an innovator of the written dialogue and dialectic forms. He raised problems for what became all the major areas of both theoretical philosophy and practical philosophy, and was the founder of the Platonic Academy, a philosophical school in Athens where Plato taught the doctrines that would later become known as Platonism.
Plato's most famous contribution is the theory of forms (or ideas), which has been interpreted as advancing a solution to what is now known as the problem of universals. He was decisively influenced by the pre-Socratic thinkers Pythagoras, Heraclitus, and Parmenides, although much of what is known about them is derived from Plato himself.
Along with his teacher Socrates, and Aristotle, his student, Plato is a central figure in the history of philosophy. Plato's entire body of work is believed to have survived intact for over 2,400 years—unlike that of nearly all of his contemporaries. Although their popularity has fluctuated, they have consistently been read and studied through the ages. Through Neoplatonism, he also greatly influenced both Christian and Islamic philosophy. In modern times, Alfred North Whitehead famously said: "the safest general characterization of the European philosophical tradition is that it consists of a series of footnotes to Plato."

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Profile Image for Paideia Sofista.
118 reviews1 follower
August 6, 2025
¡Qué magnífico volumen!

Al «Parménides» no le entendí nada, pero los otros tres diálogos me parecieron casi exquisitos. La madurez filosófica de Platón ya resulta imponente y el maridaje con una prosa experta hacen de cada título una obra cuasimaestra.
Profile Image for Santiago  González .
456 reviews6 followers
April 8, 2024
Acabados los primeros diálogos del último periodo, bastante densos y aburridos muchas veces, el cambio con el Platón anterior es enorme.
Profile Image for David.
41 reviews
July 24, 2024
Me faltaba aún por leer, de este tomo, Sofista y Político. Como siempre Platón el mejor.
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28 reviews
September 11, 2025
Parménides: 😵‍💫
Teeteto: 😀😗
Sofista: 🤓😫
Político: 😀🤟🏽
Profile Image for Eduardo Laborde.
45 reviews
July 10, 2022
Parmenides y Sofista son muy interesantes pero me quedo con Teeteto y Político. Conocer que es el saber y definir al ciudadano que hace política se convirtieron en el tema particular de interés.

Tampoco me gustaría dejar de lado la nueva postura que ahora presenta Platón sobre la existencia del “no ser” y la retórica como arma discursiva de los sofistas.

Es una buena idea leer la República, Sofista y Político en solitario. Me parece que se encuentran interconectados y podrían disfrutarse mejor.
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76 reviews3 followers
February 21, 2017
Lee esto fue un reto, realmente, pero valió la pena. Platón fue ameno hasta el diálogo "República", pero ya el Parménides es un salto increíble hacia la complejidad, sobre todo por tratarse el tema del 'ser' y 'no ser' sobre una base abstracta. Luego el Teeteto, en comparación, es otra vez el Platón ameno y accesible. Sofista y Político siguen esta línea y son sumamente interesantes y entretenidos.
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