| #74573 in Books | Plato/ Rowe, Christopher (TRN) | 2005-12-27 | 2005-12-27 | Original language:Ancient Greek | PDF # 1 | 7.80 x.30 x5.10l,.22 | File type: PDF | 176 pages||0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.| I do know that Socrates talks about love here and he specifically addresses the question of how ...|By MR|It is a classic oldie. I got it because Persig identified his alter ego as Phaedrus. And I was curious. I still do not know why the Zen motorcyclist identified with Phaedrus. I do know that Socrates talks about love here and he specifically addresses the question of how one|About the Author|Plato (c.427-347 BC) stands with Socrates and Aristotle as one of the shapers of the whole intellectual tradition of the West. He founded the Academy in Athens, the first permanent institution devoted to philosophical research and te
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. This new translation is accompanied by an introduction, further reading, and full notes on the text and translation that discuss the structure of the dialogue and elucidate issues that might puzzle the modern reader.
For more than seventy years, Penguin has b...
You easily download any file type for your device.Phaedrus (Penguin Classics) | Plato.Not only was the story interesting, engaging and relatable, it also teaches lessons.