John F. Finamore

Defining Platonism: Essays on Plato, Middle and Neoplatonism, and Modern Platonism John F. Finamore

Surveys a wide range of methods of Platonic interpretation, ranging from the dialogues themselves, to Middle and Neoplatonic interpretations of Plato's writings, to modern uses of Platonism. As a philosophical movement, Platonism is broadly conceived, covering schools and philosophers beginning with Plato and his immediate followers and extending through contemporary philosophers.