Eros and Socratic Political Philosophy
Eros and Socratic Political Philosophy offers a new account of Plato's view of eros, or romantic love, by focusing on a question which has vexed many scholars: why does Plato's Socrates praise eros highly on some occasions but also criticize it harshly on others? Through detailed analyses of Plato's Republic, Phaedrus, and Symposium, Levy shows how, despite the apparent tensions between Socrates' statements about eros in each dialogue, these statements supplement each other well and serve to clarify Socrates' understanding of the complex relationship between eros, religious belief, and philosophy. Thus, Levy's interpretation sheds new light n…
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-1-137-34271-3
- EAN: 9781137342713
- Produktnummer: 16961530
- Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2013
- Seitenangabe: 202 S.
- Plattform: PDF
- Masse: 1'769 KB
- Auflage: 2013
- Abbildungen: Bibliographie
Über den Autor
David Levy is currently a visiting-tutor at St. John's College, Santa Fe, USA. He received a master's degree in philosophy from Penn State in 2003 and his PhD in political science from Boston College in 2010.
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