Plato and the Philosophy of History
History and Theory in the Republic
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4496663 |
|---|---|
| Authors | W H Walsh (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1962 |
| Volume | 2 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 3 |
| Publication date | 1962-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | History and Theory (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0018-2656 • E-ISSN: 1468-2303 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/2504332 |
| OpenAlex | W2320206094 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
Had Plato a philosophy of history? A number of Platonic scholars and critics assert that he had, and refer to Books VIII and IX of the Republic in support of their assertion. Adam, for example, in his commentary on these books uses the phrase Plato's philosophy of history on several occasions, sometimes guarding himself by putting the last three words in quotation marks but nowhere making an attempt to explain what they mean. His predecessor Nettleship had been more explicit. These Books, he said
Art · Assertion · Epistemology · History of philosophy · Linguistics · Literature · Philosophy of history · Phrase · Reflexive pronoun · The Republic · Classical Antiquity Studies · Classical Philosophy and Thought · Classics · History · Medieval and Classical Philosophy · Philosophy
| Citations per year | 0.43 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2019 - 2024 (6) |
| Highly cited | No |