Symposium - Couverture rigide

Plato

 
9781857151947: Symposium
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 1857151941 ISBN 13 : 9781857151947
Editeur : Everyman, 2000

Synopsis

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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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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Éditeur
Everyman
Date d'édition
2000
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1857151941
ISBN 13 
9781857151947
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
248
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  0375411747 ISBN 13 :  9780375411748
Editeur : Everyman's Library, 2001
Couverture rigide