Ascent to the Beautiful
Book • 2020
William Altman's 'Ascent to the Beautiful' examines the earlier stage of his proposed Platonic curriculum, arguing that certain dialogues prepare students to apprehend the Idea of the Beautiful.
The book situates the Symposium and related dialogues as formative for experiencing beauty as a philosophical object that precedes the Republic's focus on the Good.
Altman interprets Plato's dialogues pedagogically, showing how they cultivate an orientation to higher ideals.
This volume functions as the precursor to 'Ascent to the Good' within Altman's 'Plato the Teacher' project.
The book situates the Symposium and related dialogues as formative for experiencing beauty as a philosophical object that precedes the Republic's focus on the Good.
Altman interprets Plato's dialogues pedagogically, showing how they cultivate an orientation to higher ideals.
This volume functions as the precursor to 'Ascent to the Good' within Altman's 'Plato the Teacher' project.
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Joseph Liss
William H. F. Altman, "Ascent to the Good: The Reading Order of Plato’s Dialogues from Symposium to Republic" (Lexington, 2018)
