Plato

Broschiertes Buch

The Symposium

Beschreibung

In the course of a lively drinking party, a group of Athenian intellectuals exchange views on eros, or desire. From their conversation emerge a series of subtle reflections on gender roles, sex in society and the sublimation of basic human instincts.

Autor

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 in Athens the Academy, the first permanent institution devoted to philosophical research and teaching, and theprototype of all Western universities. Christopher Gill is Professor of Ancient Thought at the University of Exeter. He has written widely on ancient philosophy and literature.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Penguin Books Ltd
• Revised edition
• Seitenzahl: 144
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. April 2003
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 196mm x 128mm x 9mm
• Gewicht: 112g
• ISBN-13: 9780140449273
• ISBN-10: 0140449272
• Artikelnr.: 22404481