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010			_a2003273427
020			_a9780192802163
100	1		_aAnnas, Julia
245	1	0	_aPlato : _ba very short introduction / _cJulia Annas
264		1	_aOxford ; _aNew York : _bOxford University Press, _c2003
300			_a104 pages : _billustrations ; _c18 cm
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 96-97) and index
505	0		_aList 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
520			_aPlato: 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.
600	0	0	_aPlato
650		0	_aPhilosophy, Ancient
830		0	_aVery short introductions
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