Plato: On Love

Name: Plato: On Love
Brand: Christianaudio
Availability: InStock
Author: Plato
ISBN: 9781596442344

Author: Plato

Narrator: Plato

Unabridged: 2 hr 47 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Mission Audio

Published: 07/01/2010

Categories: Nonfiction, Literary Collections, Ancient

Synopsis

Plato's dialogue in the Symposium, which has as its topic the subject of love, explores the idea of love as a means of ascent to contemplation of the Divine. For Plato, generally, to love other human beings is to direct one's mind to love of Divinity. One proceeds from recognition of another's beauty to appreciation of Beauty as it exists apart from any individual, to consideration of Divinity, the source of Beauty, to love of Divinity. Influential, particularly in Victorian England, Plato’s thoughts On Love are timelessly presented in this fresh recording.

About Plato

Plato (427-347 B.C.) was a classical Greek philosopher, mathematician, writer, and student of Socrates. Most of his works, which form some of the core foundations of Western philosophy, are written in the form of dialogues, in which Socrates often figures prominently. His best-known writings include the Republic, the Apology, the Symposium, Crito, and Statesman. Plato's work addresses such diverse themes as the nature of love, human knowledge and understanding, and the ideal form of government.

Reviews

Goodreads review by laura on November 03, 2008

can we talk about the cover of this book? it has a butt on it! a respectable hackett edition of plato's dialogues has a butt on the cover! (the cover aside, i count the phaedrus among the best and most important texts i've ever read. love and rhetoric. who in the world we are, and what we should say......more

Goodreads review by Robert on December 23, 2009

Lovely ramblings about love. Those boys sure knew how to have a good time back then.......more

Goodreads review by Chris on March 08, 2017

This is definitely not my favorite collection of Plato. I don't particularly enjoy Phaedrus or Lysis to begin with. There is some interesting stuff in those dialogues without a doubt, but the context of casual pedophilia always has made me a bit uncomfortable. I know it's cultural and Plato advocate......more