late Plato
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Late Plato refers to the final period of Plato’s philosophical work, characterized by more complex, often critical treatments of his earlier theories, especially in dialogues like the Laws.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| late Plato canonical | 2 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
phase of Plato's thought
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philosophical period ⓘ |
| appliesTo | Plato ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
cosmology and creation of the universe
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critique of the Theory of Forms ⓘ development of a more immanent conception of forms ⓘ education and civic virtue ⓘ method of division (diairesis) ⓘ ontology of kinds and categories ⓘ pleasure and the good ⓘ political legislation and constitutional design ⓘ problems of non‑being and falsehood ⓘ relation between knowledge and perception ⓘ the role of law in the ideal city ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
critical re‑examination of earlier doctrines
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engagement with problems of definition and classification ⓘ greater complexity of argument ⓘ increased attention to methodological questions ⓘ interest in laws and institutions ⓘ more formal and technical style ⓘ use of long, intricate arguments ⓘ |
| contrastedWith |
Early Plato
ⓘ
Middle dialogues of Plato ⓘ
surface form:
Middle Plato
|
| critiques | earlier, simple version of the Theory of Forms ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
mathematical and logical structure of reality
ⓘ
practical legislation over utopian politics ⓘ second‑best political regimes ⓘ |
| follows |
Early Plato
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Middle dialogues of Plato ⓘ
surface form:
Middle Plato
|
| includesDialogue |
Critias
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Laws ⓘ Parmenides ⓘ Philebus ⓘ Politikos ⓘ
surface form:
Politicus
Sophists ⓘ
surface form:
Sophist
Statesman ⓘ Theaetetus ⓘ Timaeus ⓘ |
| influences |
Aristotle's critiques of Plato
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later Platonist traditions ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| periodInPlatoScholarship | late dialogues period ⓘ |
| primarySource |
Laws
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Philebus ⓘ Sophist ⓘ Statesman ⓘ |
| revises | Plato's earlier political idealism ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
Platonic scholarship
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history of ancient philosophy ⓘ |
| timeInPlatoLife | final phase of Plato's writing career ⓘ |
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