This broad-ranging Companion comprises original contributions from leading Platonic scholars and reflects the different ways in which they are dealing with Plato's legacy.

* Covers an exceptionally broad range of subjects from diverse perspectives

* Contributions are devoted to topics, ranging from perception and knowledge to politics and cosmology

* Allows readers to see how a position advocated in one of Plato's dialogues compares with positions advocated in others

* Permits readers to engage the debate concerning Plato's philosophical development on particular topics

* Also includes overviews of Plato's life, works and philosophical method