Background
Clay, Diskin was born on November 2, 1938 in Fresno, California, United States. Son of Norman and Florence Patricia (Diskin) Clay.
(The dialogue has disappeared as a mode of writing philoso...)
The dialogue has disappeared as a mode of writing philosophy, and philosophers who study Plato today often ignore the form in which Plato s work appears in favor of reconstructing and analyzing arguments thought to be conveyed by the content of the dialogues. A distinguished classicist here offers an approach to understanding Plato that tries to do full justice to the form of Platonic philosophy, appreciated against the background of Greek literature and history, while also giving proper due to the important philosophic content of the dialogues.The book deals in turn with Plato's relation to and portraits of Socrates, the literary and philosophical character of the dialogues (including the problems of interpreting a philosopher who never speaks in his own name), and the modes of argumentation employed in the dialogues as well as some of their major themes.
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Clay, Diskin was born on November 2, 1938 in Fresno, California, United States. Son of Norman and Florence Patricia (Diskin) Clay.
Bachelor, Reed College, 1960. Master of Arts, University Washington, 1963. Doctor of Philosophy, University Washington, 1967.
Assistant professor Reed College, Portland, Oregon, 1966-1970. From assistant professor to associate professor Haverford College, Pennsylvania, 1970—1976. Professor, Francis White professor Greek Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, 1976-1988.
Distinguished professor Graduate Center City University of New York, New York City, 1988-1990. R. J Reynolds Tobacco Company Nabisco professor classical studies Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, 1990—2008. Retired, 2008
Elizabeth Whitehead professor American School Classical Studies in Athens, 1988-1989.
Blegen research professor Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, New York, 1985-1986.
(The dialogue has disappeared as a mode of writing philoso...)
Member American Philological Association, American Institute Archaeology, Dante Society American, Society for Ancient Greek Philosophy (president 1991-1992).
Married Jenny Strauss, June 21, 1963 (divorced 1977). 1 child, Andreia; Married Sara Christine Clark, October 28, 1978 (divorced 1999). Children: Hilary, Christine.
Married Andrea Purvis, 2000.