Symposium and Phaedrus
And Phaedrus
Plato
Griffith, Tom (TRN)
Rutherford, R. B. (INT)
Griffith, Tom
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It has been said that, after the Bible, Plato's dialogues are the most influential books in Western culture. And of the dialogues, the Symposium is the most delightful and accessible, requiring no special knowledge of ancient Greek philosophy or customs. Dramatizing a party in fifth-century B.C. Athens, the deceptively unassuming Symposium introduces--in the guise of convivial after-dinner conversation--profound ideas about the nature of love. In Phaedrus, here published together with the Symposium, Plato discusses the place of eloquence in expounding truth. In both dialogues, Socrates plays the leading role, by turns teasing, arguing, analyzing, joking, inspiring, and cajoling his followers into understanding ideas that have remained central to Western thought through the centuries.
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MORE BOOK INFO
ISBN: 0375411747
ISBN(13-digit): 9780375411748
Copyright: 2001
Dewey Decimal: 184
Library of Congress: 00065487
Book Publisher: Random House Inc
Language: ENG
No. of Pages: 195
Paper Weight (lb): 0.1
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