Plato on Love: Lysis, Symposium, Phaedrus, Alcibiades, with Selections from Republic and Laws

by Plato, C. D. C. Reeve (Editor)

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781603842754
Publisher:	Hackett Publishing Company, Inc.
Publication date:	06/15/2006
Series:	Hackett Classics
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	272
Sales rank:	435,879
File size:	698 KB

About the Author

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

Editorial Reviews

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

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