The role of Aristotle's criticisms of Plato in the development of ancient Platonism. KU Leuven
The conventional historiography of ancient Platonism follows patterns that ultimately go back to Antiquity itself, yet overlooks certain continuities as well as discontinuities. This project chooses an unorthodox approach in that it does not try to reflect the issues emphasised in the sources, but instead selects one particular angle of approach: Aristotle’s critical discussion of Platonic views. By analyzing Platonic responses to Aristotle’s ...