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Plato on Love
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Description for Plato on Love
Paperback. Provides the essential readings for a course on Plato's views of sex and love, or a main component of general courses on ideas of sex and love. This book includes sections on the following topics: Socrates and the Art of Love; Socrates and Athenian Paiderastia; Love and the Assent to the Beautiful; and The Art and Psychology of Love Explained. Editor(s): Reeve, C. D. C. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: HPCA. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 143 x 15. Weight in Grams: 320.
This collection features Plato's writings on sex and love in the preeminent translations of Stanley Lombardo, Paul Woodruff and Alexander Nehamas, D. S. Hutchinson, and C. D. C. Reeve. Reeve's Introduction provides a wealth of historical information about Plato and Socrates, and the sexual norms of classical Athens. His introductory essay looks closely at the dialogues themselves and includes the following sections: Socrates and the Art of Love; Socrates and Athenian Paiderastia; Loving Socrates; Love and the Ascent to the Beautiful; The Art and Psychology of Love Explained; and Writing about Love.
This collection features Plato's writings on sex and love in the preeminent translations of Stanley Lombardo, Paul Woodruff and Alexander Nehamas, D. S. Hutchinson, and C. D. C. Reeve. Reeve's Introduction provides a wealth of historical information about Plato and Socrates, and the sexual norms of classical Athens. His introductory essay looks closely at the dialogues themselves and includes the following sections: Socrates and the Art of Love; Socrates and Athenian Paiderastia; Loving Socrates; Love and the Ascent to the Beautiful; The Art and Psychology of Love Explained; and Writing about Love.
Product Details
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
226
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
Weight
28g
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
Cambridge, MA, United States
ISBN
9780872207882
SKU
V9780872207882
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About Plato
C. D. C. Reeve is Delta Kappa Epsilon Distinguished Professor of Philosophy, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
Reviews for Plato on Love
This is a fabulous collection . . . . the translations of Plato's dialogues are the best I've ever read. The introductions are very enlightening.
Bruce Fink, Duquesne University
Bruce Fink, Duquesne University