Full Idea
Plato's 'Parmenides' is the greatest artistic achievement of the ancient dialectic.
Gist of Idea
Plato's 'Parmenides' is the greatest artistic achievement of the ancient dialectic
Source
comment on Plato (Parmenides [c.366 BCE]) by Georg W.F.Hegel - Phenomenology of Spirit Pref 71
Book Reference
Hegel,Georg W.F.: 'Phenomenology of Spirit', ed/tr. Miller,A.V. /Findlay,J.N. [OUP 1977], p.44
A Reaction
It is a long way from the analytic tradition of philosophy to be singling out a classic text for its 'artistic' achievement. Eventually we may even look back on, say, Kripke's 'Naming and Necessity' and see it in that light.