The Heirs of Plato : A Study of the Old Academy (347-274 BC): A Study of the Old Academy
Author(s): John Dillon (Author)
- Publisher: Clarendon Press
- Publication Date: 21 April 2005
- Language: English
- Print length: 262 pages
- ISBN-10: 0199279462
- ISBN-13: 9780199279463
Book Description
The Heirs of Plato is the first book exclusively devoted to an in-depth study of the various directions in philosophy taken by Plato's followers in the first seventy years or so following his death in 347 BC--the period generally known as 'The Old Academy'. Speusippus, Xenocrates, and Polemon, the three successive heads of the Academy in this period, though personally devoted to the memory of Plato, were independent philosophers in their own right, and felt free to develop his heritage in individual directions. Dillon's clear and accessible book fills a significant gap in our understanding of Plato's immediate philosophical influence, and will be of great value to scholars and historians of ancient philosophy.
Editorial Reviews
Review
"Dillon pieces together a coherent account from textual shards and succeeds admirably in telling a good and learned story." --Religious Studies Review
"Dillon's book [contains a] wealth of information and systematic analysis. Classicists and philosophers will learn a great deal from reading it. Also, they will probably enjoy Dillon's clear and often witty prose, as I did."--Notre Dame Philosophical Review
Review
Opens up new areas of ancient thought by studying Plato's early followers
Review
"Dillon pieces together a coherent account from textual shards and succeeds admirably in telling a good and learned story." --Religious Studies Review
"Dillon's book [contains a] wealth of information and systematic analysis. Classicists and philosophers will learn a great deal from reading it. Also, they will probably enjoy Dillon's clear and often witty prose, as I did."--Notre Dame Philosophical Review
About the Author
John Dillon is Emeritus Fellow at Trinity College Dublin, Ireland.
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