TY  - BOOK
AU  - Annas,Julia
TI  - Plato: a very short introduction 
SN  - 9780192802163
PY  - 2003///
CY  - Oxford, New York
PB  - Oxford University Press
KW  - Plato
KW  - Philosophy, Ancient
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 96-97) and index; 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
N2  - 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
ER  -