The Banquet of Plato
Author : Plato
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Page : 138 pages
File Size : 44,37 MB
Release : 1895
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Author : Plato
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Page : 138 pages
File Size : 44,37 MB
Release : 1895
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Author : Pierre Destrée
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 35,53 MB
Release : 2019-01-03
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781107525696
Plato's Symposium is an exceptionally multi-layered dialogue. At once a historical document, a philosophical drama that enacts abstract ideas in an often light-hearted way, and a literary masterpiece, it has exerted an influence that goes well beyond the confines of philosophy. The essays in this volume, by leading scholars, offer detailed analyses of all parts of the work, focusing on the central and much-debated theme of erōs or 'human desire' - which can refer both to physical desire or desire for happiness. They reveal thematic continuities between the prologue and the various speeches as well as between the speeches themselves, and present a rich collection of contrasting yet complementary readings of Diotima's speech. The volume will be invaluable for classicists and philosophers alike, and for all who are interested in one of Plato's most fascinating and challenging dialogues.
Author : Plato
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Page : 204 pages
File Size : 30,45 MB
Release : 1893
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Author : Frisbee Sheffield
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 17,78 MB
Release : 2006-07-20
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0191536822
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, analysing 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.
Author : Louise Pratt
Publisher : University of Oklahoma Press
Page : 434 pages
File Size : 18,86 MB
Release : 2012-09-13
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 0806186208
After studying ancient Greek for a year, students often become discouraged when presented with unabridged classical texts that offer only minimal supportive apparatus. In welcome contrast, this intermediate-level textbook reinforces the first-year lessons and enables students to read Plato's Symposium, one of the most engaging works in Attic Greek, the dialect taught in most first-year courses. To meet the needs of students who are reading extended passages of challenging Greek for the first time, Louise Pratt, a classical scholar with more than twenty years' teaching experience, has lightly condensed the early readings, supplementing them with review exercises and new vocabulary. She includes the remaining portion of the dialogue in its entirety to give students the experience of reading Plato's imaginative dialogue in all its richness. All readings are glossed, with explanatory notes appearing on the same page as the relevant texts. Enlivened by twenty-five illustrations, Eros at the Banquet also features an introduction explaining the Symposium's historical and philosophical significance, a comprehensive glossary, and an up-to-date bibliography. Instructors may also supplement this volume with Pratt's The Essentials of Greek Grammar: A Reference for Intermediate Readers of Attic Greek, which includes many examples from the Symposium.
Author : Plato
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Page : 136 pages
File Size : 13,65 MB
Release : 1985
Category : Philosophy
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Author : Plato
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Page : 86 pages
File Size : 33,84 MB
Release : 1945
Category : Love
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Author : Plato
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Page : 420 pages
File Size : 14,52 MB
Release : 1767
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Author : Plato
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Page : 149 pages
File Size : 26,40 MB
Release : 1985
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Author : Plato
Publisher : Hardpress Publishing
Page : 166 pages
File Size : 30,1 MB
Release : 2013-06
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ISBN : 9781314261660
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.