Symposium and Phaedrus And Phaedrus

(Book Jacket Status: Jacketed) It has been said that, after the Bible, Plato's dialogues are the most influential books in Western culture. And of the dialogues, theSymposiumis the most delightful and accessible, requiring no special knowledge of ancient Greek philosophy or customs. Dramatizing a party in fifth-century B.C. Athens, the deceptively unassumingSymposiumintroduces--in the guise of convivial after-dinner conversation--profound ideas about the nature of love. InPhaedrus,here published together with theSymposium,Plato discusses the place of eloquence in expounding truth. In both dialogues, Socrates plays the leading role, by turns teasing, arguing, analyzing, joking, inspiring, and cajoling his followers into understanding ideas that have remained central to Western thought through the centuries.Griffith, Tom is the author of 'Symposium and Phaedrus And Phaedrus', published 2001 under ISBN 9780375411748 and ISBN 0375411747.