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Symposia: Plato, the Erotic, and Moral Value

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The best contemporary treatment of the erotic in Plato, in part because of the author's subtle ability to bridge between classical homoerotic philosophy and modern love. Ruprecht's writing is captivating, and his use of Platonic number theory to help explain the often paradoxical nature of love is inspired. A highly enjoyable scholarly jaunt through the fields of eros.

This tome gave voice and form to so much of my own response to (and love for) Plato. It also brilliantly engages the reductive readings of Plato popularized by the "Aristotle boom" in philosophy and rhetoric departments over the past thirty years or so(a la Martha Nussbaum and Ed Corbett), and is clearly well-informed by--though not as directly addressing--feminist and queer critiques of Western culture more generally. Quite simply, the best contemporary work on ethics and love I've encountered.