Presocratics and Plato: Festschrift at Delphi in Honor of Charles Kahn Festschrift at Delphi in Honor of Charles Kahn

Charles Kahn has been a major presence in the world of ancient Greek philosophy since his first publications at the end of the 1950s. The present volume, a Festschrift, contains an 11-page list of his publications, and anyone working in the field will instantly recognize many of the titles and know their importance. Post-Aristotelian philosophy features rarely, Aristotle somewhat less rarely, Plato (especially 'early' Plato) and the Presocratics heavily. Hence the title and focus of this book, though in fact of the three essays in the fourth and final section of the book, 'Plato and Beyond', two are on Neoplatonism (the other on Aristotle). The other sections are: 'The Presocratics' (six essays); 'Plato: Studies in Individual Dialogues' (nine essays); and 'Themes in Plato' (five essays). Given Kahn's longevity and importance, it is no surprise to see that the list of contributors, friends and students, is star-studded.
-Robin Waterfield
The Heythrop Journal

Richard Patterson is Professor of Philosophy at Emory University. His publications include"Image and Reality in Plato's Metaphysics "(1985) and "Aristotle's Modal Logic: Essence and Entailment in the Organon" (1995). Vassilis Karasmanis is Professor of Philosophy at the National Technical University of Athens, Greece. He is the author of many books, including "Socrates: The Wise Man who knew nothing"(2002), and co-editor, with L. Judson, of "Remembering Socrates" (2006). Vassilis Karasmanis is Professor of Philosophy at the National Technical University of Athens, Greece. He is the author of a number of books, including "Socrates: The Wise Man who Knew Nothing "(2002), and co-editor, with L. Judson, of "Remembering Socrates" (2006). Arnold Hermann is founder and director of the HYELE Institute for Comparative Studies. He specializes in Presocratic philosophy, metaphysics, and methods of thinking. He is the author of "To Think Like God: Pythagoras and Parmenides--The Origins of Philosophy "(2004), "The Illustrated To Think Like God" (2004, and "Plato's "Parmenides" Text, Translation & Introductory Essay" (2010). ContributorsJulia Annas Sarah Broadie Lesley BrownTomas Calvo-MartinezDiskin ClayJohn M. DillonDorothea FredeArnold HermannCarl A. Huffman Enrique Hulsz PicconeD. M. HutchinsonPaul KalligasVassilis KarasmanisAryeh KosmanAnthony A. LongRichard McKirahanSusan Sauve MeyerAlexander P.D. MourelatosSatoshi OgiharaRichard PattersonChristopher J. RoweDavid SedleyRichard Sorabji