Plato and the Question of Beauty - Brossura

Hyland, Drew A.

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ISBN 10: 0253219779 ISBN 13: 9780253219770

Casa editrice: Indiana Univ Pr, 2008

Riassunto

Drew A. Hyland, one of Continental philosophy's keenest interpreters of Plato, takes up the question of beauty in three Platonic dialogues, the Hippias 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.

Su questo libro

L'autore:

Drew A. Hyland is Charles A. Dana Professor of Philosophy at Trinity College. He is editor (with John Panteleimon Manoussakis) of Heidegger and the Greeks (IUP, 2006).

Product Description:

Book by Hyland Drew A

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Indiana Univ Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0253219779
• ISBN 13: 9780253219770
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 150