Plato's moral realism : the discovery of the presuppositions of ethics / John M. Rist.

Author/creator Rist, John M.
Format Book
Publication InfoWashington, D.C. : Catholic University of America Press, ©2012.
Descriptionvii, 286 pages ; 22 cm
Subjects

Contents Religion, Socrates, and the Platonic Socrates -- Scrutinizing character, scrutinizing moral propositions -- The discovery of separate form -- Forms and erotic passion -- Ethics, psychology, and metaphysics in the Phaedo -- The Republic : the finished theory of forms? -- Reconstructions : from Parmenides to Philebus -- Gods, God, and goodness -- Ethics and metaphysics : then and now -- Appendix A: Republic book five : some background to eugenic theory -- Appendix B : Literature and Platonic transcendentalism.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 279-281) and index.
LCCN 2012004507
ISBN9780813219790 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0813219795 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN9780813219806 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN0813219809 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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Joyner General Stacks B398.E8 R57 2012 ✔ Available Place Hold