Philosophy
Hassan Fathi
Abstract
In this book Plato: Deconstruction of a Philosophical Myth, Shervin Vakili tries to show that the portrait of Plato drawn by the so-called scholars of Plato (both western and Iranian) is verily unreal. In nine sections of this book, Vakili completes a portrait of Plato which lacks ethical and Political ...
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In this book Plato: Deconstruction of a Philosophical Myth, Shervin Vakili tries to show that the portrait of Plato drawn by the so-called scholars of Plato (both western and Iranian) is verily unreal. In nine sections of this book, Vakili completes a portrait of Plato which lacks ethical and Political vices; a person who learned everything from Persians and turned everywhere against them. Vakili’s Plato is a stony aristocrat, an ambitious treacherous, and deviator of the Persian theoretical and practical teachings. Vakili introduces very historical pieces of evidence from Greek-Persian relations to validate his portrait, but after reading his book, it is not hard to say that he lacks a comprehensive, original, and deep understanding of Plato’s teachings. Most of his comments and analyses are unscholarly, and some are notoriously mistaken. Some critical points have been said here, about this amassed book.
Philosophy
Zahra Nouri Sangdehi
Abstract
This paper is a review on the book: Plato’s Cosmology and Its Ethical Dimensions by Gabriela Roxana Carone. She begins her research by centralizing on Timaeus, Philebus, Statesman and Laws, and by assuming that Plato’s cosmology, in these dialogues, provides him with new foundation ...
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This paper is a review on the book: Plato’s Cosmology and Its Ethical Dimensions by Gabriela Roxana Carone. She begins her research by centralizing on Timaeus, Philebus, Statesman and Laws, and by assuming that Plato’s cosmology, in these dialogues, provides him with new foundation for his ethical theory which lacks the shortcomings of his medium works. Carone also attempts to resolve the anaphoric conflicts that some interpreters observe in these dialogues, and the conflicts between dialogues entirely. Despite the book is comprehensive in discussing the problems, providing references, presenting intellectual reasoning and although it is precise in the analysis of premises, there are some problems left unanswered by Carone: Is it necessary to understand Plato by studying his works comprehensively, consistently, and without any conflicts? Also Does the understanding of Plato’s cosmology depend on studying its historical backgrounds? Carone has written this book as a Platonist rather than as an impartial researcher and interpreter.
