Plato's Symposium : the ethics of desire
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Published
Oxford ; Oxford University Press, 2009.
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Book
Edition
Pbk. [ed.]
ISBN
9780199567812 (pbk), 0199567816 (pbk)
Physical Desc
viii, 250 pages 23 cm.
Status
Central Library - Adult Nonfiction - Upper Level - Nonfiction
184 PLATO
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184 PLATO
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Published
Oxford ; Oxford University Press, 2009.
Edition
Pbk. [ed.]
Language
English
ISBN
9780199567812 (pbk), 0199567816 (pbk)
Notes
Bibliography
Inlcudes bibliographical references (p. [240]-248) and index.
Description
"Frisbee Sheffield argues that the Symposium has been unduly marginalized by philosophers. Although the topic - eros - and the setting at a symposium have seemed anomalous, she demonstrates that both are intimately related to Plato's preoccupation with the nature of the good life, with virtue, and how it is acquired and transmitted. For Plato, analysing our desires is a way of reflecting on the kind of people we will turn out to be and on our chances of leading a worthwhile and happy life. In its focus on the question why he considered desires to be amenable to this type of reflection, this book explores Plato's ethics of desire."--Amazon.com.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Sheffield, F. C. C. (2009). Plato's Symposium: the ethics of desire (Pbk. [ed.]). Oxford University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Sheffield, Frisbee C. C. 2009. Plato's Symposium: The Ethics of Desire. Oxford University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Sheffield, Frisbee C. C. Plato's Symposium: The Ethics of Desire Oxford University Press, 2009.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Sheffield, Frisbee C. C. Plato's Symposium: The Ethics of Desire Pbk. [ed.], Oxford University Press, 2009.
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