Th. A. Szlez k's book Platon und die Schriftlichkeit der Philosophie. Interpretationen zu den fr hen und mittleren Dialogen published in 1985 rapidly became an internationally recognised classic in the interpretation of Plato. A close textual analysis of the Dialogues revealed new insights into the relationship of Plato's textual criticism and his auctorial activity. Following on logically from this, Szlez k now brings the same approach to bear...