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# From Plato to Platonism

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From Plato to Platonism : Gerson, Lloyd P.: desertcart.co.uk: Books

Review: Wide in Scope - I'm about two-thirds of the way through this, and thoroughly enjoying it. It ties in a lot of the loose strings of thought that have come down to us, and knowing the history of the tradition gives a rich insight into the philosophy itself.
Review: Demonstrates the unity of the Platonic school - Collingwood once pointed out that no-one writes a book unless they think that they can do better than their predecessors; hence, to understand a philosopher fully one needs to ask what they are opposed to as well as to what they advocate. Gerson has adopted this approach and identified the essence of Platonism in the rejection of five positions: skepticism, ethical relativism, materialism, determinism, and nominalism. On this basis we can see why Aristotle was considered a Platonist, albeit a deviant one, in Antiquity, while no-one could take a Stoic or Epicurean as a Platonist. Like all Gerson's work, this is thoughtful and convincing.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | 339,463 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) 4,061 in Religious History 4,292 in Religious Studies (Books) 8,092 in Philosophy (Books) |
| Customer reviews | 4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars (24) |
| Dimensions  | 15.54 x 2.06 x 23.5 cm |
| Edition  | Reprint |
| ISBN-10  | 150171063X |
| ISBN-13  | 978-1501710636 |
| Item weight  | 508 g |
| Language  | English |
| Print length  | 360 pages |
| Publication date  | 15 Dec. 2017 |
| Publisher  | Cornell University Press |
| Reading age  | 18 years and up |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Wide in Scope
*by S***N on 18 December 2019*

I'm about two-thirds of the way through this, and thoroughly enjoying it. It ties in a lot of the loose strings of thought that have come down to us, and knowing the history of the tradition gives a rich insight into the philosophy itself.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Demonstrates the unity of the Platonic school
*by D***N on 1 March 2020*

Collingwood once pointed out that no-one writes a book unless they think that they can do better than their predecessors; hence, to understand a philosopher fully one needs to ask what they are opposed to as well as to what they advocate. Gerson has adopted this approach and identified the essence of Platonism in the rejection of five positions: skepticism, ethical relativism, materialism, determinism, and nominalism. On this basis we can see why Aristotle was considered a Platonist, albeit a deviant one, in Antiquity, while no-one could take a Stoic or Epicurean as a Platonist. Like all Gerson's work, this is thoughtful and convincing.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review
*by F***O on 4 March 2023*

Gerson begins by arguing how modern scholarship on Plato is flawed. Then begins to offer his own rationale for his approach to 'Platonism' generally. Platonism is any positive metaphysical construct on the basis of what Gerson calls Ur-Platonism or UP. UP is the matrix on which Platonism is founded on. UP consists in 5 antis- : antinominalism, antimaterialism, anitmechanism, antirelativism, and antiskepticism. The contradiction of these (which constitutes 'pure' Naturalism) is explicitly denied and argued against by Plato in the dialogues. Platonism is what you get when you start from these 5 anits and attempt to construct a positive metaphysical system on its foundation. Since UP is a matrix of antis, various versions of Platonism are inevitable. Making Platonism a large tent, though not infinitely large. Plato's philosophy (what is revealed in the dialogues though not identical with them) is ONE VERSION of Platonism (it is true that virtually all later Platonists believed Plato had the superior version). Gerson's central thesis is that the entire history of Platonism beginning from Plato (perhaps the Pre-Socratics as well) to the Platonists of late antiquity all share a life commitment to construct the most consistent, defensible, positive metaphysical system out of the foundational matrix that is UP. This positive metaphysical system is what Platonism Truly Is.

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