TY - BOOK AU - Chappell, T.D.J. TI - The Plato reader SN - 9780748607884 U1 - 184 PY - 1996/// CY - Edinburgh PB - Edinburgh University Press KW - Philosophy, Ancient KW - Socrates KW - Philosophy N1 - PRELUDE; THE DEATH OF SOCRATES 1. Apology 19a-23b: Socrates' defence at his trial, and his confession of ignorance 2. Phaedo 115a-118a: the death of Socrates PART I: THE SEARCH FOR A SOCRATIC ETHICS 3. Meno 80a-c: Meno describes Socrates 4. Theaetetus 148c-151d: Socrates describes himself 5. Meno 71d-74a: the search for definitions (i) 6. Theaetetus 145e-147c: the search for definitions (ii) 7. Crito 48b-53a: obedience to the state 8. Euthyphro 6d-lle: holiness and the gods 9. Republic 334b-336a: justice towards enemies PART II: CAN VIRTUE BE TAUGHT? 10. Meno 86c-90a: can virtue be taught? (i) 11. Protagoras 318a-325c: can virtue be taught? (ii) 12. Protagoras 329b-333b: the unity of the virtues 13. Protagoras 349d-351b: a counter-example to the unity thesis: courage PART III: JUSTICE AND PLEASURE 14. Protagoras 351b-358d: pleasure and the good 15. Protagoras 358d-361c: courage (ii), and a conclusion about teaching virtue 16. Gorgias 474c-475e: 'It is better to suffer injustice than to do injustice' 17. Gorgias 491e-492c: why be temperate? (i) 18. Gorgias 493d-497a; pleasure and the good (ii) 19. Republic 359b-360d: why be just? (i: Gyges' ring) 20. Republic 588b-590d: why be just and temperate? (ii: an answer) 21. Pbilebus 45d-52c; mixed and unmixed pleasures; and art PART IV: GOD AND THE SOUL 22. Pbaedo 70c-72d: the immortality of the soul (i) 23. Republic 435e-442e: the forms in the soul (i); their harmony; and justice 24. Republic 608c-611a: the immortality of the soul (ii); and why be just? (iii: another answer) 25. Pbaedrus 245c-248e: the immortality of the soul (ill); and its parts (ii) 26. Laws 894e-897b: the existence of the divine soul PART V: KNOWLEDGE AND THE FORMS (i) 27. Meno 96e-98b: knowledge and belief 28. Meno 80c-86b: recollection (i); the paradox of inquiry 29. Pbaedo 72e-77b; recollection (ii); the immortality of the soul (iv) 30. Pbaedo 96a-101d: scientific explanation through the Forms 31. Republic 475e-480a: knowledge, belief and ignorance 32. Republic 595c-598b: the Forms; imitation; and art (ii) 33. Republic 508a-509b: the image of the sun 34. Republic 514a-519a: the image of the cave; or can virtue be taught? (iii) PART VI: KNOWLEDGE AND THE FORMS (ii) 35. Parmenides 130b-135c: criticisms of the theory of Forms 36. Theaetetus 170a-171c; Protagoras refuted 37. Theaetetus 181b-183c: Heracleitus refuted 38. Theaetetus 184b-186e: knowledge is not perception 39. Theaetetus 200d-201c: knowledge is not true belief 40. Theaetetus 206c-210b: knowledge is not true belief with an account 41. Sophist 245e-249e: the battle of the gods and the giants 42. Sophist 254b-258e: the greatest kinds 43. Timaeus 51d-e: understanding and true belief 44. Philehus 58d-62d: letting in opinion EPILOGUE: PLATO ON WRITING PHILOSOPHY 45. Phaedrus 275c-e 46. Seventh Letter 344c ER -