<p>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</p>

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.

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Provides the essential readings for a course on Plato's views of sex and love, or a main component of more general courses on ideas of sex and love. The general Introduction provides historical information about Plato and Socrates, and the sexual norms of classical Athens.
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ISBN
9780872207899
Publisert
2006-06-15
Utgiver
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc
Vekt
442 gr
Aldersnivå
UU, 05
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
272

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Biografisk notat

C. D. C. Reeve is Delta Kappa Epsilon Distinguished Professor of Philosophy, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.