The collection also includes a discussion of Plato's use of the dialogue form in his representation of Socrates and carefully examines the combination of literary and philosophical elements in his work.Nehamas argues in the book that Plato's specific judgments of what is authentic are often flawed, but that his idea of authenticity as the mark of truth, beauty, and goodness is stronger than many modern scholars have assumed. The third section examines Plato's contention that popular entertainment-by which he meant Greek epic and tragic poetry-misleads its audience into a debased life, an argument Nehamas relates to modern anxieties about television and other forms of popular culture. The papers in the second section form a sustained defense of a new and important understanding of Plato's theory of the forms and the evolution of that theory in Plato's later writings. Together, the papers represent Nehamas's distinct and original contributions to scholarship on Plato and Socrates and serve as a comprehensive introduction to the thought of these two philosophers.In the book's opening section, Nehamas discusses Plato's representation of Socrates as a model of authentic human goodness, showing that Plato's Socrates is a more skeptical, troubling, and individualistic thinker than is usually supposed. In approach, the collection displays Nehamas's characteristic combination of analytical rigor and sensitivity to the literary form and dramatic effect of Plato's work. Alexander Nehamas is known for Philosophy Bites (2007), Philosophy Talk (2003) and The Search for Atlantis. Before coming to Princeton, he taught at the University of Pittsburgh and the University of Pennsylvania. Alexander Nehamas was born in Athens, graduated from Athens College, and attended Swarthmore College and Princeton. Alexander Nehamas, Self: Philosophy Bites. Alexander Nehamas was born in Athens, graduated from Athens College, and attended Swarthmore College and Princeton University, where he is currently Professor in the Humanities, Philosophy, and Comparative Literature. Carpenter II Class of 1943 Professor in the Humanities, Philosophy, and Comparative Literature at Princeton. His interests include Greek philosophy, philosophy of art, European philosophy and literary theory. In this wide-ranging, brilliantly written account, Alexander Nehamas provides an incisive reevaluation of Socrates place in the Western philosophical. Alexander Nehamas is the former Edmund N. The papers are unified in theme by the idea that Plato's central philosophical concern in metaphysics, ethics, and aesthetics was to distinguish the authentic from the fake, the original from its imitations. He is also Professor of the Humanities and of Comparative Literature. He reveals the single thread running through Nietzsches views: his thinking of the. The eminent philosopher and classical scholar Alexander Nehamas presents here a collection of his most important essays on Plato and Socrates. Alexander Nehamas is a professor in the Philosophy department at Princeton University - see what their students are saying about them or leave a rating. Alexander Nehamas provides the best possible guide for the perplexed.
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