The Symposium and the Phaedo: Plato (Crofts Classics Series) [Paperback]

Plato (Author), Raymond Larson (Editor)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 088295122X | ISBN-13: 978-0882951225 | Publication Date: February 1980

Raymond Larson's excellent translation of the dialogues that deal, respectively, with the nature of eros and the immortality of the soul are supplemented by careful annotation, a fine introduction, a list of principal dates in the life of Plato, and a selected bibliography.

Product Details

• Paperback: 144 pages
• Publisher: Harlan Davidson (February 1980)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 088295122X
• ISBN-13: 978-0882951225
• Product Dimensions: 7.1 x 4.8 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
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5.0 out of 5 stars The Symposium and the Phaedo, February 27, 2003

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This review is from: The Symposium and the Phaedo: Plato (Crofts Classics Series) (Paperback)

These were a lot more interesting that I thought they would be. The Symposium recounts a debating party held at the home of a well-known poet of the times who was entertaining other well-known celebreties. All of those in attendence take turns flaunting their intellectual prowress by making speeches on love. The Phaedo presents a dicussion held in a prison cell where Socrates is being held shortly before his death. Accordingly immortality is the focus of the dicussion.

I find it interesting that although many things have changed over the centuries, many things also have remained the same. Mankind is still struggling to answer questions regarding immortality and sexuality. While we may have better scientific answers to many things in mordern society, we have't progressed very far in the psychological aspect of things.