Platonic Writings/Platonic Readings

by Charles L. Griswold Jr.

The contributors to this volume focus on two main themes. First, the general problem of interpreting a Platonic what assumptions about the text are made or ought to be made, and how do these assumptions illumine or conceal the content of the dialogues? The second theme concerns Plato's reasons for writing dialogues as distinguished from treatises, Plato being the only western philosopher to have written almost exclusively in dialogue form.

Genres: Philosophy

336 pages, Paperback

First published August 9, 1988

About the author

Before coming to Boston University in 1991, Charles Griswold taught at Howard University. He has held visiting appointments at the Université de Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne (2004) and Yale University (1996, as Olmsted Visiting Professor). His teaching and research address various themes, figures, and historical periods.