Table of Contents

1: Varieties of Teleology
2: The teleology of action in the ascent passage of the Symposium
3: Justice, Function, and Partnerships in Republic 1
4: The Defense of Justice in Republic 1
5: The Division of Goods and the Completion of Justice
6: Teleology and the parts of the soul
7: The Defense of Justice and the Teleology of Action
8: The Form of the Good I: Vision and knowledge in three images
9: The form of the Good II: Dianoia in the divided line
10: Mathematics for the sake of the good

About the Author

Andrew Payne is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Saint Joseph's University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Having completed his studies in philosophy at the University of Chicago and at the University of Notre Dame, he specializes in ethics and ancient philosophy. He has also taught at Providence College in Providence, Rhode Island.

Reviews

These are very important questions raised by Payne's remarkable contribution to understanding Plato's theory of action.
*Carolina Araújo, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Études Platoniennes*