Plato's Erotic World: From Cosmic Origins to Human Death
Author:   Jill Gordon (Colby College, Maine)
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
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9781107423572


Pages:   254
Publication Date:   27 November 2014
Format:   Paperback
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Plato's Erotic World: From Cosmic Origins to Human Death


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Author:   Jill Gordon (Colby College, Maine)
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
Imprint:   Cambridge University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.380kg
ISBN:  

9781107423572


ISBN 10:   1107423570
Pages:   254
Publication Date:   27 November 2014
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  College/higher education ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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...The book provides a clear interpretation of the role of eros in these dialogues; additionally it helps to situate the place of homosocial relations and activities such as war and gymnastics in relation to Plato's conception of philosophy. This is a well-written analysis and interpretation that brings together the cultural and philosophical dimensions of eros in Plato's thought.... Recommended... --C. R. McCall, Elmira College, CHOICE


...The book provides a clear interpretation of the role of eros in these dialogues; additionally it helps to situate the place of homosocial relations and activities such as war and gymnastics in relation to Plato's conception of philosophy. This is a well-written analysis and interpretation that brings together the cultural and philosophical dimensions of eros in Plato's thought... Recommended... --C. R. McCall, Elmira College, CHOICE


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Jill Gordon is the Charles A. Dana Professor of Philosophy at Colby College, Maine. She is the author of Turning Toward Philosophy: Literary Device and Dramatic Structure in Plato's Dialogues (1999).

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