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Product Identifiers
PublisherUniversity of Chicago Press
ISBN-100226042758
ISBN-139780226042756
eBay Product ID (ePID)1761559
Product Key Features
Number of Pages199 Pages
Publication NamePlato's Symposium : A Translation by Seth Benardete with Commentaries by Allan Bloom and Seth Benardete
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2001
SubjectEthics & Moral Philosophy, History & Surveys / Ancient & Classical, Aesthetics
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaPhilosophy
AuthorPlato
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.1 in
Item Weight11.1 Oz
Item Length0.9 in
Item Width0.7 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN00-032593
Dewey Edition21
Dewey Decimal184
SynopsisPlato, Allan Bloom wrote, is "the most erotic of philosophers," and his Symposium is one of the greatest works on the nature of love ever written. This new edition brings together the English translation of the renowned Plato scholar and translator, Seth Benardete, with two illuminating commentaries on it: Benardete's "On Plato's Symposium " and Allan Bloom's provocative essay, "The Ladder of Love." In the Symposium, Plato recounts a drinking party following an evening meal, where the guests include the poet Aristophanes, the drunken Alcibiades, and, of course, the wise Socrates. The revelers give their views on the timeless topics of love and desire, all the while addressing many of the major themes of Platonic philosophy: the relationship of philosophy and poetry, the good, and the beautiful.
LC Classification NumberB385.A5B46 2000
