The Last Argument of Plato's Phaedo . I
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9663183 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Dai O’brien (0000-0002-1991-756X, Canisius College, corresponding author), D O'Brien |
| Year | 1967 |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 198-231 |
| Publication date | 1967-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Classical Quarterly (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0009-8388 • E-ISSN: 1471-6844 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0009838800028329 |
| OpenAlex | W2120725615 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 7 |
This study offers a new analysis of the last argument of Plato's Phaedo for the immortality of the soul. Interpretations of this argument and especially of the last section have differed considerably. Judgements on its value have usually been adverse. One scholar speaks of the ‘screen of unreal argument’ which concludes the proof, and writes that ‘from the standpoint of logic the argument has petered out into futility’. Another describes the final stage of the proof as ‘a blatant petitio principii ’. A third remarks that the conclusion follows ‘if we do not look too closely’
Argument (complex analysis · Epistemology · Immortality · Soul · Theology · Value (mathematics · Chemistry · Classical Philosophy and Thought · Mathematics · Philosophy
| Unique citing works | 6 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,13 |
| Citation span | 1978 - 2021 (44) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |