The Symposium

图书标准信息

• 作者 Plato 著
• 出版社 Penguin Books Ltd； New Ed
• 出版时间 2005-08
• ISBN 9780141023847
• 定价 59.20元
• 装帧 平装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 其他
• 页数 128页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

Throughouthistory,somebookshavechangedtheworld.Theyhavetransformedthewayweseeourselvesandeachother.Theyhaveinspireddebate,dissent,warandrevolution.Theyhaveenlightened,outraged,provokedandcomforted.Theyhaveenrichedlivesanddestroyedthem.NowPenguinbringsyoutheworksofthegreatthinkers,pioneers,radicalsandvisionarieswhoseideasshookcivilizationandhelpedmakeuswhoweare.Plato'sretellingofthediscoursesbetweenSocratesandhisfriendsonsuchsubjectsasloveanddesire,truthandillusion,spiritualtranscendenceandthequalitiesofagoodruler,profoundlyaffectedthewaysinwhichweviewhumanrelationships,societyandleadershipandshapedthewholetraditionofWesternphilosophy.

【作者简介】

Plato(c.427-347BC)standswithSocratesandAristotleasoneofthefoundersoftheWesternintellectualtradition.InspiredbySocrates'teaching,Platosoughtacurefortheillsofsocietynotinpoliticsbutinphilosophy,andintheearlyfourthcenturyBChefoundedtheAcademyinAthens,thefirstpermanentinstitutiondevotedtophilosophicalresearchandteaching.Hewroteovertwentyphilosophicaldialogues.