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A new translation of one of Plato's major dialogues, popular because of its subject matter: love.
Phaedrus is widely recognised as one of Plato's most profound and beautiful works. It takes the form of a dialogue between Socrates and Phaedrus, and its ostensible subject is love, especially homoerotic love.
This new translation is accompanied by an introduction, further reading, and full notes on the text and translation that discuss the structure of the dialogue and elucidate issues that might puzzle the modern reader.
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Phaedrus by Plato is often celebrated for its exploration of rhetoric, love, and the soul. Readers typically praise its insightful dialogues and the profound philosophical concepts it presents. However, some find its dense prose challenging, requiring careful reading to fully appreciate its depth.
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ISBN: 9780140449747
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 25 August 2005
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Penguin Classics
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 7.0mm
Width: 130.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 104g
Pages: 128
About the Author
Plato (c.427-347 BC) stands, with his teacher Socrates and his pupil Aristotle, as one of the shapers of the whole intellectual tradition of the West. In the mid-380s, in Athens, he founded the Academy, the first permanent institution devoted to philosophical research and teaching, and an institution to which all Western universities like to trace their origins. Plato wrote over twenty philosophical dialogues, appearing in none himself (most have Socrates as chief speaker). Christopher Rowe is Professor of Greek in the University of Durham, and from 1999-2004 held a Leverhulme Personal Research Professorship. His books include Plato, The Cambridge History of Grek and Roman Thought, and New Perspectives on Plato, Modern and Ancient. He has also translated, and/or written commentaries on Plato's Phaedro, Statesman, and Symposium. His present project is a comprehensive treatment of Plato's strategies as a writer of philosophy.
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