"The Being of the Beautiful" collects Plato's three dialogues, the "Theaetetus," "Sophist," and "Statesmen," in which Socrates formulates his conception of philosophy while preparing for trial. Renowned classicist Seth Benardete's careful translations clearly illuminate the dramatic and philosophical unity of these dialogues and highlight Plato's subtle interplay of language an...(展开全部)

"The Being of the Beautiful" collects Plato's three dialogues, the "Theaetetus," "Sophist," and "Statesmen," in which Socrates formulates his conception of philosophy while preparing for trial. Renowned classicist Seth Benardete's careful translations clearly illuminate the dramatic and philosophical unity of these dialogues and highlight Plato's subtle interplay of language an...(展开全部)

雅各布•克莱因（Jacob Klein，1899-1978）是一位德裔美国哲学家和柏拉图的阐释者。他生于德国Libau，在Berlin和Marburg学习，并于1922年获得了哲学博士学位。他是马丁•海德格尔的得意门生，并以柏拉图及柏拉图传统的卓越解释者而闻名于世。他从1937年开始一直到逝世都在美国的圣约翰学院（St. John’s College, U. S.）任教职,并于1949-1958年间任该院院长。

Plato's Theaetetus is an acknowledged masterpiece, and among the most influential texts in the history of epistemology. Since antiquity it has been debated whether this dialogue was written by Plato to support his familiar metaphysical doctrines, or represents a self-distancing from these. David Sedley's book offers a via media, founded on a radical separation of the author, Pl...(展开全部)

Theaetetus, the Sophist, and the Statesman are a trilogy of Platonic dialogues that show Socrates formulating his conception of philosophy as he prepares the defense for his trial. Originally published together asThe Being of the Beautiful, these translations can be read separately or as a trilogy. Each includes an introduction, extensive notes, and comprehensive commentary tha...(展开全部)

柏拉图(约公元前427年-公元前347年)，古希腊伟大的哲学家，也是全部西方哲学乃至整个西方文化最伟大的哲学家和思想家之一，他和老师苏格拉底，学生亚里士多德并称为希腊三贤。另有其创造或发展的概念包括：柏拉图思想、柏拉图主义、柏拉图式爱情等。柏拉图的主要作品为对话录，其中绝大部分对话都有苏格拉底出场。

Chaos surrounds us. Seemingly random events -- the flapping of a flag, a storm-driven wave striking the shore, a pinball's path -- often appear to have no order, no rational pattern. Explicating the theory of chaos and the consequences of its principal findings -- that actual, precise rules may govern such apparently random behavior -- has been a major part of the work of Edwar...(展开全部)