Plato : a very short introduction / Julia Annas

By:

Annas, Julia

Material type:

TextSeries: Very short introductionsPublisher: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2003Description: 104 pages : illustrations ; 18 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9780192802163

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Contents:

List of illustrations -- Arguing with Plato -- Plato's name, and other matters -- Drama, fiction, and the elusive author -- Love, sex, gender, and philosophy -- Virtue, in me and in my society -- My soul and myself -- Nature of things -- References -- Further reading -- Index

Summary: Plato: A Very Short Introduction explores the philosophy and argument of Plato's writings, looking at Plato as a thinker grappling with philosophical problems in a variety of ways, rather than a philosopher with a fully worked-out system. It discusses Plato's style of writing: his use of the dialogue form, his use of what we today call fiction, and his philosophical transformation of myths. It looks at his discussions of love and philosophy, his attitude to women and to homosexual love, and his claim that virtue is sufficient for happiness. It also examines his arguments for the immortality of the soul, and his ideas about the nature of the universe.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 96-97) and index

Plato: A Very Short Introduction explores the philosophy and argument of Plato's writings, looking at Plato as a thinker grappling with philosophical problems in a variety of ways, rather than a philosopher with a fully worked-out system. It discusses Plato's style of writing: his use of the dialogue form, his use of what we today call fiction, and his philosophical transformation of myths. It looks at his discussions of love and philosophy, his attitude to women and to homosexual love, and his claim that virtue is sufficient for happiness. It also examines his arguments for the immortality of the soul, and his ideas about the nature of the universe.