Parmenides (Whitaker Edition)

"Keith Whitaker's insightful introduction to this notoriously daunting text is valuable for its clarity and sobriety. The lucid interpretation will be of interest to those versed in the text and will be of great help to any who encounter the dialogue for the first time. The engaging translation humanizes the discourse without compromising its precision-a notable achievement that will earn the gratitude of readers."
     —Joseph Cropsey, University of Chicago

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Plato
Translated, with Introduction, by Albert Keith Whitaker

1996 - 96 pp.
Imprint: Focus, Series: Focus Philosophical Library

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Paper 978-0-94105-196-5
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This is an English translation of one of the more challenging and enigmatic of Plato's dialogues between Socrates and Parmenides and Zeno of Elea, that begins with Zeno defending his treatise of Parmenidean monism against those partisans of plurality.

Focus Philosophical Library translations are close to and are non-interpretative of the original text, with the notes and a glossary intending to provide the reader with some sense of the terms and the concepts as they were understood by Plato’s immediate audience.


Review:

"Keith Whitaker's insightful introduction to this notoriously daunting text is valuable for its clarity and sobriety. The lucid interpretation will be of interest to those versed in the text and will be of great help to any who encounter the dialogue for the first time. The engaging translation humanizes the discourse without compromising its precision-a notable achievement that will earn the gratitude of readers."
     —Joseph Cropsey, University of Chicago


About the Author:

Albert Keith Whitaker earned his MA in Classics from Boston University and his PhD in Social Thought at the University of Chicago.