Plato's Euthydemus: Analysis Of What Is And Is Not Philosophy

Plato's Euthydemus: Analysis Of What Is And Is Not Philosophy
by Thomas H. Chance

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With Plato's Euthydemus, Thomas Chance solves a longstanding riddle of Platonic studies. Thought to be an early, immature work, the Euthydemus has come across to scholars as lacking Plato's characteristic greatness. This apparent lack, Chance argues, is not a failure of the text but of scholarly perception. He advances a single thesis: that Plato deliberately presents eristic--contentious debate--as the antithesis to his own philosophical method. Once this thesis is accepted, the "hidden" purpose of the Euthydemus becomes manifest: Plato has used the occasion of his dialogue to combine a brilliantly crafted parody of sophistic antilogy with a subtle yet forceful exhortation designed to persuade all of us to pursue virtue and to love wisdom.

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"We must turn to the Euthydemus if we are to understand both Plato's earlier and his more mature work. Thomas Chance's book is an indispensible tool for penetrating to the sources of Plato's thinking on the nature of philosophy. This is the most impressive treatment of the dialogue so far available to scholars, and the interpretations offered will surely be the starting point for all future discussions."--G. B. Kerferd, Emeritus, University of Manchester

"A sensitive and well-informed study of an important and much neglected dialogue."--R. E. Allen, Northwestern University

"A sensitive and well-informed study of an important and much neglected dialogue."--R. E. Allen

"Chance's book [will be] an indispensable tool for penetrating to the sources of Plato's thinking. . . . The interpretations offered will surely be the starting point for all future discussions."--George Kerferd

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"We must turn to the Euthydemus if we are to understand both Plato's earlier and his more mature work. Thomas Chance's book is an indispensible tool for penetrating to the sources of Plato's thinking on the nature of philosophy. This is the most impressive treatment of the dialogue so far available to scholars, and the interpretations offered will surely be the starting point for all future discussions." (G. B. Kerferd, Emeritus, University of Manchester)

About the Author
Thomas H. Chance holds a Ph.D. in Classics from Berkeley. He is an independent scholar and writer who lives in his native California.

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