Plato on Love: Lysis, Symposium, Phaedrus, Alcibiades, with Selections from Republic and Laws
- ISBN-10
- 1603840591
- ISBN-13
- 9781603840590
- Category
- Philosophy
- Pages
- 272
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2006-06-15
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing
- Author
- Plato
Description
This collection features Plato's writings on sex and love in the preeminent translations of Stanley Lombardo, Paul Woodruff and Alexander Nehamas, D. S. Hutchinson, and C. D. C. Reeve. Reeve's Introduction provides a wealth of historical information about Plato and Socrates, and the sexual norms of classical Athens. His introductory essay looks closely at the dialogues themselves and includes the following sections: Socrates and the Art of Love; Socrates and Athenian Paiderastia; Loving Socrates; Love and the Ascent to the Beautiful; The Art and Psychology of Love Explained; and Writing about Love.
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