Late dialogues of Plato

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The Late dialogues of Plato are a group of his final philosophical works, marked by more complex, technical treatments of metaphysics, logic, and method than his earlier writings.

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Late dialogues of Plato canonical 1
Plato's dialogue Statesman 1
Plato's late dialogues 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf group of philosophical works
period in Plato's writings
author Plato
characteristic critical re‑examination of the theory of Forms
frequent use of long, continuous arguments
greater use of rigorous argumentation
increased role of Eleatic and Parmenidean themes
interest in dialectical division (diairesis)
interest in scientific explanation
more complex style than earlier dialogues
more impersonal and austere tone
reduced use of myth and literary drama
technical treatment of logic
technical treatment of metaphysics
technical treatment of philosophical method
chronologicalPosition final phase of Plato's writing career
follows Middle dialogues of Plato
includesWork Critias
Laws
Parmenides
Philebus
Politicus
linked to: Politikos

Sophist
linked to: Sophists

Statesman
Theaetetus
Timaeus
possibly Epinomis
influenced Aristotle's metaphysics
Hellenistic philosophy
Islamic philosophy
Neoplatonism
medieval Christian philosophy
modern metaphysics
language Ancient Greek
period 4th century BCE
placeOfComposition Athens
precedes no later Platonic dialogues
scholarlyDebate exact ordering of the late dialogues is disputed
membership of some dialogues in the late group is contested
subjectMatter cosmology
epistemology
ethics
logic
mathematics and measurement
metaphysics
methodology
natural philosophy
ontology
political philosophy
theology

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Middle dialogues of Plato followedBy Late dialogues of Plato
Athenian Stranger associatedWork Platonic late dialogues
subject linked to: the Athenian Stranger
linked to: Late dialogues of Plato
Politikos partOf Plato's late dialogues
linked to: Late dialogues of Plato
Young Socrates appearsIn Plato's dialogue Statesman
linked to: Late dialogues of Plato