This broad-ranging Companion comprises original contributions from leading Platonic scholars and reflects the different ways in which they are dealing with Plato’s legacy.


Covers an exceptionally broad range of subjects from diverse perspectives


Contributions are devoted to topics, ranging from perception and knowledge to politics and cosmology


Allows readers to see how a position advocated in one of Plato’s dialogues compares with positions advocated in others


Permits readers to engage the debate concerning Plato’s philosophical development on particular topics


Also includes overviews of Plato’s life, works and philosophical method