Symposium and Phaedrus Introduction by Richard Rutherford

Name: Symposium and Phaedrus Introduction by Richard Rutherford
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ISBN: 9780375411748

ISBN-10: 0375411747

ISBN-13: 9780375411748

Edition: 2001

Authors: Plato, Thomas Griffith, Richard Rutherford

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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…

Book details

List price: $21.00
Copyright year: 2001
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Publication date: 3/6/2001
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 248
Size: 5.20" wide x 8.28" long x 0.78" tall
Weight: 0.088
Language: English