Publication

2008-07-01 - Indiana University Press

Language

English

Word Count

44,000 words, Guess

Page Count

176 pages

Physical Format

Paperback

Identifiers

and 5 more
  • LibraryThing6024056
  • Library of Congress Control Number2007045005
  • OCLC Control Number177008056
  • Better World Books9780253219770
  • Open LibraryOL10228434M

Classifications

  • LCCB398.A4H95 2008
  • LCCB398.A4 H95 2008

Description

Studies in Continental Thought

Description

"Drew A. Hyland, one of continental philosophy's keenest interpreters of Plato, takes up the question of beauty in three Platonic dialogues, th eHippias Major, Symposium and Phaedrus. What Plato meant by beauty is not easily characterized, and Hyland's close readings show that Plato ultimately gives up on the possibility of a definition. Plato's failure, however, tells us something important about beauty-that it cannot be reduced to logos. Exploring questions surrounding love, memory, and ideal form, Hyland draws out the connections between beauty, the possibility of philosophy, and philosophical living. This new reading of Plato provides a serious investigation into the meaning of beauty and places it at the very heart of philosophy."--Back cover.

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  • Plato and the Question of Beauty (Studies in Continental Thought)PaperbackIndiana University Press2008-07-01

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