Plato’s Parmenides

Contents

contents list of tables and figures / vii abbreviations / ix acknowledgments / xi Introduction / 1 Plato Versus Parmenides / 1 The Problem of Method / 3 Elenchus / 6 Aporia and Euporia / 8 The Method of Hypothesis / 9 Two Principles of Noncontradiction / 12 The Verb ‘to be’ / 16 Parmenidean Being and Platonic Being / 18 The Dialogue / 22 A Note on the Translation / 39 parmenides Proem / 43 The Frame Story / 43 The Problem: The Many Cannot Be / 45 The Thesis: Forms Participate in Each Other, and Sensible Things Participate in Forms / 48 Part I: Aporia / 53 The Dilemma / 55 The Necessity of Positing Forms / 73 The Method / 74 Part II: Euporia / 79 Hypothesis: The One Is / 80 Argument I / 80 Argument II / 94 Argument III / 139 Argument IV / 144 Hypothesis: The One Is Not / 147 Argument V / 147 Argument VI / 157 Argument VII / 159 Argument VIII / 163 General Conclusion / 166 bibliography / 167 index locorum / 175 index nominum / 183 index of greek words and expressions / 187 general index / 189 vi contents ...