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David White's scholarly examination of Plato's Statesman resolves the dialogue's apparent structural complexities by focusing on the extended myth of the reversed cosmos as the interpretive key. This book reveals how the seemingly disjointed transitions and diffuse sections of The Statesman connect meaningfully with Plato's later works The Philebus and The Laws. White demonstrates that The Statesman functions as a cohesive philosophical investigation when understood through its mythological and metaphysical dimensions. This Routledge publication offers classical scholars and philosophy students a compelling reinterpretation that transforms how readers approach one of Plato's most enigmatic dialogues, establishing connections between the dialogue's thematic preoccupations and the broader arc of Platonic thought.

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Focuses on the myth of the reversed cosmos as the central interpretive framework for understanding Plato's Statesman.

Connects The Statesman's primary themes with Plato's subsequent dialogues The Philebus and The Laws.

Addresses the dialogue's structural puzzles and apparently disjointed transitions through systematic philosophical analysis.

Published by Routledge, offering scholarly examination suitable for ancient history and classical philosophy studies.

Provides a cohesive interpretive approach that reveals Platonic metaphysics and dialectical method embedded within the dialogue.

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28 October 2007
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