Studies in Plato's Metaphysics (Rle: Plato)

<p>Did Plato abandon or sharply modify the Theory of Forms in later life? In the <em>Phaedo Symposium </em>and <em>Republic</em> it is generally agreed that Plato held that universals exist. But in Parmenides he subjected that theory to criticism. If the criticism were valid and Plato knew so then the <em>Parmenides</em> marks a turning point in his thought. If however Plato became aware that there are radical differences in the logical behaviour of concepts and the later dialogues are a record of his attempt to analyse those differences then Plato's thought can be said to have moved in a new and vitally important direction after the <em>Parmenides</em>. <em>Studies in Plato's Metaphysics</em> brings together twenty essays by leading philosophers from the UK and the USA reflecting upon this important issue and upon the questions arising from it. </p>