Plato's Symposium by Pierre Destre

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Summary

This book presents new readings of all parts of Plato's Symposium and offers fresh perspectives on topics including beauty, desire, and immortality. Students and scholars in philosophy and classics will benefit from this insightful and critical examination of a complex and influential dialogue of philosophical, historical, and literary interest.

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Plato's Symposium by Pierre Destre

This book presents new readings of all parts of Plato's Symposium and offers fresh perspectives on topics including beauty, desire, and immortality. Students and scholars in philosophy and classics will benefit from this insightful and critical examination of a complex and influential dialogue of philosophical, historical, and literary interest.
Pierre Destrée is Associate Research Professor in Philosophy at Université Catholique de Louvain, Belgium. He has co-edited several volumes on ancient ethics, politics, and aesthetics, including The Cambridge Companion to Aristotle's Politics (Cambridge, 2013). Zina Giannopoulou is Associate Professor in Classics at the University of California, Irvine. Her publications include Plato's Theaetetus as a Second Apology (2013).
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ISBN 13 9781107110052
ISBN 10 110711005X
Title Plato's Symposium
Author Zina Giannopoulou
Series Cambridge Critical Guides
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Year published 2017-05-23
Number of pages 280
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