Plato's Phaedrus: The Philosophy of Love

by Graeme Nicholson

Book Overview

The Phaedrus lies at the heart of Plato's work, and the topics it discusses are central to his thought. In its treatment of the topics of the soul, the ideas and love, it is closely tied to the other dialogues of Plato's "middle period," the Phaedo, the Symposium, and the Republic. Socrates and Plato have left many marks upon our culture, and the strongest one perhaps is the stature they gave to philosophy by contrasting...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1557531196
• ISBN13: 9781557531193
• Release Date: May 1998
• Publisher: Purdue University Press
• Length: 231 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.0"