Document Type
Peer-Reviewed Article
Publication Date
2016
Abstract
For Emerson, Plato is the quintessential philosopher. I will argue that, to the extent that Emerson wanted his essays to have philosophical depth, he considered his work to be an extension of the work found in Plato’s dialogues.
Recommended Citation
Bailey, J. (2016). Emerson on Plato: Literary philosophy, dialectic, and the temporality of thought. Humanitas, 29(1-2), 79-96.
