The Art of Assemblage: Studies on Plato and Aristotle

The Art of Assemblage: Studies on Plato and Aristotle is a collection of twelve essays—six on Plato and six on Aristotle—written by an international group of eminent scholars. In recognition of the work of author, translator, and distinguished professor of philosophy C. D. C. Reeve, the essays address a wide range of topics—ethics and politics, poetics and rhetoric, and metaphysics—reflecting the breadth of Reeve's own scholarship. They exemplify how the "art of assemblage"—that is, the art of interpreting ancient Greek texts—can address some of the most intriguing questions posed by Plato and Aristotle. Together, they reveal continuities between Platonic and Aristotelian thought.

List of Essays:

Part I: Plato

1. Democracy, Freedom, and Tyranny in Plato’s Republic, by Richard Kraut
2. Better Liars in Plato’s Hippias Minor, by Katja Maria Vogt
3. Platonic Metaphysics and Deontology, by Christopher Bobonich
4. Plato on Pistis: Belief and Trust, by Jessica Moss
5. Plato on How to Read Poetry Safely, by Pierre Destrée
6. In Defense of the Simple Solution: Plato’s Philebus 61a–67b, by Gail Fine

Part II: Aristotle

1. Infinite Jest? Socrates’ Conception of Craft in the Hippias Minor and Its Implications for Aristotle’s Ethics, by Karen Margrethe Nielsen
2. Definition, Explanation, and Inquiry in Posterior Analytics II.8–10, by Michael Ferejohn
3. Aristotelian Pop-Up Entities, by Klaus Corcilius
4. Primary Things and Their Essence in Aristotle’s Metaphysics Z.6, by Mary Louise Gill
5. Rhetoric I.2, 1358a2–35: Two Kinds of Syllogism or Enthymeme, by James Allen
6. Iamblichus, Plato, and Aristotle’s Protrepticus, by T. H. Irwin

Also included is a general bibliography, an autobiography of C. D. C. Reeve, a list of publications by C. D. C Reeve, and an Index of Passages.

About the Editors:

Pavlos Kontos is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Patras.

Mariska Leunissen is Professor of Philosophy at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.