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Books and Ideas. the Library of Plato and the Academy - Couverture rigide

Staikos, Konstantinos Sp.

 
9789061946311: Books and Ideas. the Library of Plato and the Academy
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 906194631X ISBN 13 : 9789061946311
Editeur : Hes & de Graaf Publishers bv, 2013

Synopsis

This book examines the papyrus books collected by Plato himself, a habit which began when he was still 'studying' under Socrates and continued throughout his years of teaching in the Academy. It deals extensively with the works of the Ionian and Eleatic Natural Philosophers, as well as of the Pyhagoreans, which informed the composition of Plato's Dialogues. Furthermore, through this process the fabric of Sophistic literature composed at Athens is unfolded and the pioneers who introduced the study of Mathematics in the Academy are discussed in brief. Finally, a large chapter in the book deals with the architecture of the Academy, including topographical surveys and scale plans which reveal interesting facts about the ideas that went into its design, and the use of its facilities.

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À propos de l'auteur

Konstantinos Staikos is an Architect and a Book Historian. He has designed libraries for historical foundations, such as of the Monastery of St John the Theologian in Patmos, which dates from the 12th century. He is the author of the Great Libraries and the six volumes series of the History of the Library in Western Civilization.

À propos de la quatrième de couverture

This book examines the papyrus books collected by Plato himself, a habit which began when he was still 'studying' under Socrates and continued throughout his years of teaching in the Academy. It deals extensively with the works of the Ionian and Eleatic Natural Philosophers, as well as of the Pyhagoreans, which informed the composition of Plato's Dialogues. Furthermore, through this process the fabric of Sophistic literature composed at Athens is unfolded and the pioneers who introduced the study of Mathematics in the Academy are discussed in brief. Finally, a large chapter in the book deals with the architecture of the Academy, including topographical surveys and scale plans which reveal interesting facts about the ideas that went into its design, and the use of its facilities.

À propos de la deuxième de couverture

This book examines the papyrus books collected by Plato himself, a habit which began when he was still 'studying' under Socrates and continued throughout his years of teaching in the Academy. It deals extensively with the works of the Ionian and Eleatic Natural Philosophers, as well as of the Pyhagoreans, which informed the composition of Plato's Dialogues. Furthermore, through this process the fabric of Sophistic literature composed at Athens is unfolded and the pioneers who introduced the study of Mathematics in the Academy are discussed in brief. Finally, a large chapter in the book deals with the architecture of the Academy, including topographical surveys and scale plans which reveal interesting facts about the ideas that went into its design, and the use of its facilities.

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Éditeur
Hes & de Graaf Publishers bv
Date d'édition
2013
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
906194631X
ISBN 13 
9789061946311
Reliure
Cuir/luxe
Nombre de pages
300
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Personne responsable
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