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Published 2001.
The Platonic dialogue 'Philosophos', which Plato himself mentions in the 'Sophistes', is usually considered to be a lost work. A detailed analysis of the 'Theaitetos' as well as the so-called Eleatic dialogues reveals that ...
Published 2001.
The Platonic dialogue 'Philosophos', which Plato himself mentions in the 'Sophistes', is usually considered to be a lost work. A detailed analysis of the 'Theaitetos' as well as the so-called Eleatic dialogues reveals that Plato completed the trilogy 'Sophistes', 'Politikos' and 'Philosophos' with the 'Parmenides' ? hence, that the lost 'Philosphos' is identical with the existing 'Parmenides'. The dialectical exercise of the 'Parmenides' demonstrates a kind of theory of subjectivity in which the One reveals itself to be the human soul. The human soul ? through the multiplicity of its sentences and their dialogical unity ? therefore creates reality. Nevertheless, the human soul is dependent on the examination of this very reality in dialogue with another.
In his 'Parmenides'-commentary Marsilio Ficino shows a quite different understanding of the 'Parmenides'. Ficino's exegetical approach mainly follows Proclus' commentary. As a result, reality is not described as a creation of the human soul ? on the contrary, it appears to be a well-organised hierarchy. This volume analyzes Ficino's argumentation and finally rejects it.
