At the beginning of his Metaphysics, Aristotle attributed several strange-sounding theses to Plato. Generations of Plato scholars have assumed that these could not be found in the dialogues. In heated arguments, they have debated the significance of these claims, some arguing that they constituted a
Image and Reality in Plato's Metaphysics
โ Scribed by Richard Patterson
- Publisher
- Hackett Pub Co Inc
- Year
- 1985
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 109
- Category
- Library
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