Abstract

For Plato scholars who work within the Anglo-American or analytic tradition, Hyland’s book provides an accessible exposition and a balanced assessment of major texts. So, if one is not familiar, for example, with what Heidegger or Derrida say about Plato’s dialogues, this is an excellent starting place. For scholars who already work in the “continental” tradition, Hyland’s book provides incisive criticism of the major texts and a constructive argument for why these figures’s interpretations of Plato are in tension with their own hermeneutic principles.