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      Plato and Demosthenes

      William H. F. Altman

      In this book, William H. F. Altman turns to Demosthenes-universally regarded as Plato's student in antiquity-and Plato's other Athenian students in order to add external and historical evidence for Plato's…

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      Plotinus the Master and the Apotheosis of Imperial Platonism

      William H. F. Altman

      With both the Roman Empire and contemporary scholarship as backdrop, this book contrasts the Imperial Platonism of Plotinus with Plato's own by distinguishing one as a master enlightening disciples, and…

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      The Relay Race of Virtue: Plato’s Debts to Xenophon

      William H. F. Altman

      Demonstrates that Plato and Xenophon ought to be regarded less as rivals and more as engaged in a dialogue advancing a common goal of preserving the Socratic legacy.

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      The Relay Race of Virtue

      William H. F. Altman

      Demonstrates that Plato and Xenophon ought to be regarded less as rivals and more as engaged in a dialogue advancing a common goal of preserving the Socratic legacy.

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      Plato and Demosthenes: Recovering the Old Academy

      William H. F. Altman

      In this book, William H. F. Altman turns to Demosthenes-universally regarded as Plato’s student in antiquity-and Plato’s other Athenian students in order to add external and historical evidence for Plato’s…

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      The Guardians in Action: Plato the Teacher and the Post-Republic Dialogues from Timaeus to Theaetetus

      xxWilliam H. F. Altmanxx

      In this book, William H. F. Altman considers the pedagogical connections behind the post-Republic dialogues from Timaeus to Theaetetus in the context of their Reading Order.

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      The Revival of Platonism in Cicero’s Late Philosophy: Platonis aemulus and the Invention of Cicero

      xxWilliam H. F. Altmanxx

      This book argues that Cicero deserves to be spoken of with more respect and to be studied with greater care. Using Plato’s influence on Cicero’s life and writings as a…

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      The Guardians on Trial: The Reading Order of Plato’s Dialogues from Euthyphro to Phaedo

      xxWilliam H. F. Altmanxx

      In this book, William H. F. Altman argues that it is not order of composition but reading order that makes Euthyphro, Apology of Socrates, Crito, and Phaedo late dialogues, and…

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      Ascent to the Beautiful: Plato the Teacher and the Pre-Republic Dialogues from Protagoras to Symposium

      xxWilliam H. F. Altmanxx

      This book is a study of Plato’s most elementary dialogues, arranged in relation to Reading Order as opposed to order of composition. Beginning with the theatrical Protagoras and reaching a…

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      Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche: The Philosopher of the Second Reich

      xxWilliam H. F. Altmanxx

      By subjecting Nietzsche to a Platonic critique, author William H. F. Altman punctures his pose of untimeliness while making use of Nietzsche’s own aphoristic style of presentation. Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche-named…

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      Martin Heidegger and the First World War: Being and Time as Funeral Oration

      xxWilliam H. F. Altmanxx

      In a new approach to a vexing problem in modern philosophy, William H. F. Altman shows that Heidegger’s decision to join the Nazis in 1933 can only be understood in…

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      The Guardians in Action: Plato the Teacher and the Post-Republic Dialogues from Timaeus to Theaetetus

      xxWilliam H. F. Altmanxx

      In this book, William H. F. Altman considers the pedagogical connections behind the post-Republic dialogues from Timaeus to Theaetetus in the context of their Reading Order.

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      The Revival of Platonism in Cicero’s Late Philosophy: Platonis aemulus and the Invention of Cicero

      xxWilliam H. F. Altmanxx

      This book argues that Cicero deserves to be spoken of with more respect and to be studied with greater care. Using Plato’s influence on Cicero’s life and writings as a…

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      Ascent to the Good: The Reading Order of Plato’s Dialogues from Symposium to Republic

      xxWilliam H. F. Altmanxx

      This study reconsiders Plato’s Socratic dialogues-Charmides, Laches, Lysis, Euthydemus, Gorgias, and Meno-as parts of an integrated curriculum. By privileging reading order over order of composition, a Platonic pedagogy teaching that…

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      Plato the Teacher: The Crisis of the Republic

      xxWilliam H. F. Altmanxx

      The pedagogical technique of the playful Plato, especially his ability to create living discourses that directly address the student, is the subject of Plato the Teacher. The crisis of the…

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      Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche: The Philosopher of the Second Reich

      xxWilliam H. F. Altmanxx

      By subjecting Nietzsche to a Platonic critique, author William H. F. Altman punctures his pose of untimeliness while making use of Nietzsche’s own aphoristic style of presentation. Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche-named…

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      Martin Heidegger and the First World War: Being and Time as Funeral Oration

      xxWilliam H. F. Altmanxx

      In a new approach to a vexing problem in modern philosophy, William H. F. Altman shows that Heidegger’s decision to join the Nazis in 1933 can only be understood in…

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      Plato the Teacher: The Crisis of the Republic

      xxWilliam H. F. Altmanxx

      The pedagogical technique of the playful Plato, especially his ability to create living discourses that directly address the student, is the subject of Plato the Teacher. The crisis of the…

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      The German Stranger: Leo Strauss and National Socialism

      xxWilliam H. F. Altmanxx

      The German Stranger provides a guide to Leo Strauss that situates his thought in the context of National Socialism; by destroying any middle ground between ‘Athens’ and ‘Jerusalem, ’ Strauss…

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      The German Stranger: Leo Strauss and National Socialism

      xxWilliam H. F. Altmanxx

      The German Stranger provides a guide to Leo Strauss that situates his thought in the context of National Socialism; by destroying any middle ground between ‘Athens’ and ‘Jerusalem, ’ Strauss…

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