Reason & Persuasion: Three Dialogues by Plato [Paperback]

John Holbo (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 23, 2009

Politics and persuasion, reason and religion, science and success, appearance and reality, belief and knowledge, ethics and egoism.
Reason and Persuasion provides a new look at old issues through the lens of three classic dialogues by Plato: Euthyphro, Meno and Republic, Book I. These dialogues appear here in fresh translations, by Belle Waring, with general introduction, commentary chapters and illustrations by John Holbo.
The text is lively, accessible, and intended for use as an introduction to philosophy, but is substantive enough to be of interest to the more advanced students as well.
"Reason and Persuasion" asks the question philosophers and non- philosophers have been asking each other, and themselves, from the start: why should I listen to you?
PART I
1. How to Read This Book, Part I: Masks
2. Socrates: The Gadfly of Athens
3. Plato: Out of the Cave
4. How to Read This Book Part II: Reason & Persuasion
PART II
5. Euthyphro: Thinking Straight, Thinking in Circles
Plato's Euthyphro
6. Meno: Reason, Persuasion & Virtue
Plato's Meno
7. Republic: Conflicts & Harmonies, Friends & Enemies
Plato's Republic, Book I

Product Details

• Paperback: 400 pages
• Publisher: Pearson Education; First edition (July 23, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 981068276X
• ISBN-13: 978-9810682767
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.9 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,525,152 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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