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Article: Gerson, Lloyd P. Aristotle and Other Platonists.(Book Review)
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- The Review of Metaphysics
- Article date:
- September 1, 2005
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GERSON, Lloyd P. Aristotle and Other Platonists. Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 2005. xi + 335 pp. Cloth, $49.95--Aristotle and Other Platonists is a remarkable work in terms of what is established and how its arguments are developed. Gerson's meticulous and sensitive examinations of original texts of Plato and Aristotle, along with their central commentary traditions and more recent interpretations, offer nuanced insights into the intended meanings of each relevant text. Gerson attempts "in part to achieve a richer understanding of Platonism by showing why Neoplatonists took Aristotle to be an authentic collaborator in its development and explication" (p. 23). He also ...