The Society for Ancient Greek Philosophy Newsletter
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-2007
Abstract
A crucial application of Plato’s views on the use of images in philosophy occurs through the use of the image relationship as an image for the relation of forms and particulars. The relation of a picture to the object it depicts, or that between a reflection and what it reflects, can be seen as analogous to the relation of a particular to the form in which it participates. Although the attack on the image model as analogous to the relation of forms and particulars in the Parmenides threatens to undermine any reliance on that model, this essay will present a case for reliance on the image model.
Recommended Citation
Dominick, Yancy Hughes, "Resembling Nothing: Image and Being in Plato" (2007). The Society for Ancient Greek Philosophy Newsletter. 314.
https://orb.binghamton.edu/sagp/314
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Notes
Yancy Hughes Dominick presented “Resembling Nothing: Image and Being in Plato” at the Society's meeting with the American Philological Association in San Diego in 2007.
For information about the author see:
https://www.seattleu.edu/artsci/undergraduate-degrees/philosophy/faculty-and-staff/yancy-hughes-dominick-phd.html