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Plato: A Very Short Introduction [#079]
Plato: A Very Short Introduction [#079]
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  • Lively and original introduction to Plato, which brings out the philosophical excitement of Plato's writings
  • Reflects recent Plato scholarship
  • Makes the connection between Plato's thought and modern philosophical concerns
  • Julia Annas is one of the most important scholars of Plato, and author of a highly-respected textbook on Plato's Republic

    
This lively and accessible introduction to Plato focuses on the philosophy and argument of his writings, drawing the reader into Plato's way of doing philosophy, and the general themes of his thinking. This is not a book to leave the reader standing in the outer court of introduction and background information, but leads directly into Plato's argument. It looks at Plato as a thinker grappling with philosophical problems in a variety of ways, rather than a philosopher with a fully worked-out system. It includes a brief account of Plato's life and the various interpretations that have been drawn from the sparse remains of information. It stresses the importance of the founding of the Academy and the conception of philosophy as a subject. Julia Annas discusses Plato's style of writing: his use of the dialogue form, his use of what we today call fiction, and his philosophical transformation of myths. She also looks at his discussions of love and philosophy, his attitude to women, and to homosexual love, explores Plato's claim that virtue is sufficient for happiness, and touches on his arguments for the immortality of the soul and his ideas about the nature of the universe.

Index: 

1: Arguing with Plato
2: Plato's name, and other matters
3: Drama, fiction and the elusive author
4: Love, sex, gender and philosophy
5: Vitue in me and in my society
6: My soul and myself
7: The nature of things

About the author: 

Julia Annas is Regents Professor of Philosophy at The University of Arizona. She has also taught at the University of Oxford and Columbia University. She has published eight books and many articles on a wide variety of topics in ancient philosophy, particularly epistemology, philosophy of the mind, and ethics, and is author of Ancient Philosophy: A Very Short Introduction.

Product details

ISBN : 9780192802163

Author: 
Julia Annas
Pages
120 Pages
Format
Paperback
Size
111 x 174 mm
Pub date
Feb 2003
Series
Very Short Introductions
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Plato: A Very Short Introduction [#079]

Plato: A Very Short Introduction [#079]

Plato: A Very Short Introduction [#079]