Single Idea 8937

[catalogued under 2. Reason / C. Styles of Reason / 1. Dialectic]

Full Idea

Plato's 'Parmenides' is the greatest artistic achievement of the ancient dialectic.

Gist of Idea

Plato's 'Parmenides' is the greatest artistic achievement of the ancient dialectic

Source

comment on Plato (Parmenides [c.366 BCE]) by Georg W.F.Hegel - Phenomenology of Spirit Pref 71

Book Reference

Hegel,Georg W.F.: 'Phenomenology of Spirit', ed/tr. Miller,A.V. /Findlay,J.N. [OUP 1977], p.44


A Reaction

It is a long way from the analytic tradition of philosophy to be singling out a classic text for its 'artistic' achievement. Eventually we may even look back on, say, Kripke's 'Naming and Necessity' and see it in that light.