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by Plato; Harvey Yunis (Editor)

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Plato's Symposium, written in the early part of the 4th century BC, is set at a drinking party (symposium) attended by some of the leading intellectuals of the day, including Aristophanes, the comic dramatist, Socrates, Plato's mentor, and Alcibiades, the brilliant but (eventually) treacherous politician. Each guest gives a speech in praise of the benefits of desire and its role in the good and happy human life. At the core of the work stands Socrates' praise of philosophical desire, and an argument for the superiority of the philosophical life as the best route to happiness. This edition provides an accessible and engaging new translation by M. C. Howatson, and a substantial introduction, by Frisbee Sheffield, which guides the reader through the various parts of the dialogue and reflects on its central arguments. A chronology and detailed notes on the participants help to set this enduring work in context.

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Ostensibly a discussion about love, the debate in the Phaedrus also encompasses the art of rhetoric and how it should be practised. This new edition contains an introductory essay outlining the argument of the dialogue as a whole and Plato's arguments about rhetoric and eros in particular. The Introduction also considers Plato's style and offers an account of the reception of the dialogue from its composition to the twentieth century. A new Greek text of the dialogue is accompanied by a select textual apparatus. The greater part of the book consists of a Commentary, which elucidates the text and makes clear how Plato achieves his philosophical and literary objectives. Primarily intended for advanced undergraduates and graduate students of ancient Greek literature and philosophy, it will also benefit scholars who want an up-to-date account of how to understand the text, argument, style and background of the work.

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  • Title Plato: Phaedrus
  • Author Plato; Harvey Yunis (Editor)
  • Binding Paperback
  • Pages 284
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Cambridge University Press, 2011. 284p. Paperback. Series: Cambridge Greek and Latin Classics. Ostensibly a discussion about love
  • Publication date 2011-05-26
  • ISBN 9780521612593 / 0521612594
  • Weight 0.9 lbs (0.41 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.4 x 5.4 x 0.5 in (21.34 x 13.72 x 1.27 cm)
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: Ancient (To 499 A.D.)
    • Cultural Region: Greece
    • Interdisciplinary Studies: Classics
    • Theometrics: Academic
  • Category Philosophy
  • Dewey Decimal Code 184
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