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Constance C. Meinwald
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Professor of Philosophy, University of Illinois, Chicago. Author of Plato's Parmenides and others.

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Plato
Plato was an ancient Greek philosopher, student of Socrates (c. 470–399 bce), teacher of Aristotle (384–322 bce), and founder of the Academy. He is best known as the author of philosophical works of unparalleled influence and is one of the major figures of Classical antiquity. Building on the…
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Publications (2)
Plato (The Routledge Philosophers)
Plato (The Routledge Philosophers) (May 2016)
By Constance Meinwald
In this engaging introduction, Constance Meinwald shows how Plato has shaped the landscape of Western philosophy. She provides much-needed historical context, and helps readers grapple with Plato’s distinctive use of highly crafted literary masterpieces for philosophical purposes. Meinwald examines some of Plato’s most famous discussions of human questions, concerning erōs,the capacities and immortality of our psyche, human excellence and the good life, and Plato’s controversial...
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Plato's Parmenides
Plato's Parmenides (February 1991)
By Constance C. Meinwald
The Parmenides is notorious for the criticisms it directs against Plato's own Theory of Forms, as presented in the middle period. But the second and major portion of the dialogue has generally been avoided, despite its being offered as Plato's response to the problems; the text seems intractably obscure, appearing to consist of a series of bad arguments leading to contradictory conclusions. Carefully analyzing these arguments and the methodological remarks which precede them, Meinwald shows that...
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