Plato's `Euthyphro' and the Earlier Theory of Forms.

Abstract

Preface. Bibliographical Abbreviations. Part 1: Introduction 1. The Place of the Euthyphro in Plato's Dialogues 2. The Text 3. Translation 4. Dramatic Structure 5. Interpretation 6. The Euthyphro and Greek Religion 7. The Euthyphro and the Historical Sources Part 2: The Euthyphro 1. Characters and Setting 2. The Request for a Definition 3. First Definition: the Holy, What is Loved by the Gods 4. First Interlude 5. Second Definition: the Holy, What is Loved by All the Gods 6. Second Interlude: Socrates a Daedalus 7. Requirements for Definition 8. Third Definition: the Holy, Ministry to the Gods 9. Fourth Definition: the Holy, an Art of Prayer and Sacrifice 10. Conclusion Part 3: Plato's Earlier Theory of Forms Introduction 1. Forms as Regulative Principles of Dialectic 2. Real Definition 3.The Existence of Forms 4. Ontological Status and the Development of the Theory of Forms 5. Conclusion. Bibliography. Index