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Aither 10/2013:33-66 | DOI: 10.5507/aither.2013.008
The paper attampts to select and interpret the passages in Plato's work that deal with the past and the possibility of its recognition. First I consider Plato's description of past epoches and then I try to put the dialogical setting of some dialogues into the historical context. After considering some possible interpretations of why there are discrepancies between the dialogues and the historical reports, I list the passages in which the influence of historiography on Plato's work could be found.
Published: September 30, 2013 Show citation
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