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portada Phaedrus (Oxford World's Classics)
Type
Physical Book
Author
Translated by
Year
2009
Language
English
Pages
176
Format
Paperback
Dimensions
19.3 x 12.7 x 1.3 cm
Weight
0.14 kg.
ISBN
9780199554027
ISBN13
9780199554027
Edition No.
1

Phaedrus (Oxford World's Classics)

Platón (Author) · Robin Waterfield (Translated by) · Oxford University Press, USA · Paperback

Phaedrus (Oxford World's Classics) - Plato ; Waterfield, Robin

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Synopsis "Phaedrus (Oxford World's Classics)"

Phaedrus is widely recognized as one of Plato's most profound and beautiful works. It takes the form of a dialogue between Socrates and Phaedrus and its ostensible subject is love, especially homoerotic love. Socrates reveals it to be a kind of divine madness that can allow our souls to grow wings and soar to their greatest heights. Then the conversation changes direction and turns to a discussion of rhetoric, which must be based on truth passionately sought, thus allying it to philosophy. The dialogue closes by denigrating the value of the written word in any context, compared to the living teaching of a Socratic philosopher. The shifts of topic and register have given rise to doubts about the unity of the dialogue, doubts which are addressed in the introduction to this volume. Full explanatory notes also elucidate issues throughout the dialogue that might puzzle a modern reader. About the Series: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the broadest spectrum of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, voluminous notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.

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