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<p><b>"Gerson&#39;s book is a highly valuable, well-written contribution to Platonism research. It persuasively makes a case for understanding Plato&#39;s philosophy as a coherent system that has an intricate and meaningful relation to later Platonistic philosophical positions. From this point, Plato appears as a Platonist indeed."</b> — Claas Lattman ― <i>CLASSICAL JOURNAL</i></p><p>Was Plato a Platonist? While ancient disciples of Plato would have answered this question in the affirmative, modern scholars have generally denied that Plato&rsquo;s own philosophy was in substantial agreement with that of the Platonists of succeeding centuries. In <i><b>From Plato to Platonism</b></i>, Lloyd P. Gerson argues that the ancients are correct in their assessment. He arrives at this conclusion in an especially ingenious manner, challenging fundamental assumptions about how Plato&rsquo;s teachings have come to be understood. Through deft readings of the philosophical principles found in Plato&#39;s dialogues and in the Platonic tradition beginning with Aristotle, he shows that Platonism, broadly conceived, is the polar opposite of naturalism and that the history of philosophy from Plato unt

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Author

Gerson, Lloyd P.;Plato

Publisher

Lightning Source Inc. (Tier 3)

Published

2016

Language

EN

ISBN

9781501710636

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

History, Philosophy, Humanities