This book is blessed with a crystal clear introduction, presenting both Weiss's main assumptions and a careful synopsis of the contents ... clever and well produced.

Journal of Hellenic Studies

[Weiss] plainly has an eye for passages that are given short shrift by others and constructs around them a novel and ingenious account of the Meno. At every point, she challenges received wisdom about the dialogue. If one disagrees with her, one will do so only after having been compelled to run a gauntlet of difficulties for more conventional interpretations.

Polis

... this is an excellent book which must be read by everyone with a serious interest in Plato ... Weiss must be praised for her rigorous and careful reading, which sets a high standard for future commentaries on the Meno.

Bryn Mawr Classical Review

This book is radically new interpretation of Plato's Meno. Roslyn Weiss takes and defends the position that the Meno is a self-conscious analysis and assessment of the worth not of inquiry itself, but of moral inquiry. Her coherent reading of the Meno identifies serious problems for orthodox interpretations and will appeal to anyone interested in ancient philosophy and the classics.
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This is a radically new interpretation of Plato's Meno. Roslyn Weiss takes and defends the position that the Meno is a self-conscious analysis and assessment of the worth not of inquiry itself, but of moral inquiry. Her coherent reading of the Meno identifies serious problems for orthodox interpretations and will appeal to anyone interested in ancient philosophy and the classics.
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`this is an excellent book which must be read by everyone with a serious interest in Plato . ... Weiss must be praised for her rigorous and careful reading, which sets a high standard for future commentaries on the M.' Bryn Mawr Classical Review 2002.01.01 `Weiss' method of interpretation ... combines a real sensitivity not only to the humor of Plato's text and its dramatic indications but also to its dialectical and philosophical implications.' Bryn Mawr Classical Review 2002.01.01 `Weiss takes seriously the literary genre of the dialogue and shows an outstanding ability to interpret the puns, allusions and dramatic indications to be found in Plato's text.' Bryn Mawr Classical Review 2002.01.01
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ISBN
9780195140767
Publisert
2001
Utgiver
Oxford University Press
Vekt
522 gr
Høyde
229 mm
Bredde
152 mm
Dybde
18 mm
Aldersnivå
P, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
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Antall sider
240

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