Press, Gerald A.  1945- <br/><br/>
Plato  a guide for the perplexed /  [electronic resource] : 
Gerald A. Press. 
 - London ;  New York :  Continuum,  c2007. 
 - viii, 240 p. :  ill. 
 - Guides for the perplexed .
 - Guides for the perplexed. .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 231-234) and index. 
<br/><br/>Plato's life and works -- The contexts for interpreting Plato's Dialogues -- Sources of perplexity : change -- A brief history of platonism and Plato interpretation -- Dialogue form -- Arguments and ideas, vision and doctrines -- Fables, myths, and stories -- Irony and other forms of humour -- Play and seriousness -- Paradox -- Plato's philosophy : permanence -- Platonic anonymity and the nature of Plato's philosophy -- Persistent themes and Plato's vision -- The platonic path to wisdom -- Help in reading and understanding Plato's Dialogues and his philosophy -- How to read a platonic dialogue -- Summaries of the Dialogues. 
<br/><br/><br/>Electronic reproduction. <br/>Palo Alto, Calif. : <br/>ebrary, <br/>2013. <br/>Available via World Wide Web. <br/>Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. 
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<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>B395  / .P74 2007eb 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>184