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Plato's Symposium

By Sheffield, Frisbee C. C.

Plato's Symposium

By Sheffield, Frisbee C. C.

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Frisbee Sheffield argues that the Symposium has been unduly marginalized by philosophers. Although the topic, eros, and the setting at a symposium have seemed anomalous, she demonstrates that both are intimately related to Plato's preoccupation with the nature of the good life, with virtue, and how it is acquired and transmitted. For Plato, analyzing our desires is a way of reflecting on the kind of people we will turn out to be and on our chances of leading a worthwhile and happy life. In its focus on the question why he considered desires to be amenable to this type of reflection, this book explores Plato's ethics of desire.
Product details
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
264
Release Date:
2006-09-28
Publication Date:
2006-06-01
Publisher:
OUP UK
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0199286779
ISBN13:
9780199286775
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
508 g
Height:
145 cm
Width:
222 cm
Thickness:
19 cm
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