书名: Plato and the Question of Beauty (Studies in Continental Thought)
作者: Drew A. Hyland (Author)
出版社: Indiana University Press (July 2008)
语言: English
ISBN-10: 0253219779
ISBN-13: 978-0253219770
Book Description
Drew A. Hyland, one of Continental philosophy's keenest interpreters of Plato, takes up the question of beauty in three Platonic dialogues, the Hippias Major, Symposium, and Phaedrus. What Plato meant by beauty is not easily characterized, and Hyland's close readings show that Plato ultimately gives up on the possibility of a definition. Plato's failure, however, tells us something important about beauty--that it cannot be reduced to logos. Exploring questions surrounding love, memory, and ideal form, Hyland draws out the connections between beauty, the possibility of philosophy, and philosophical living. This new reading of Plato provides a serious investigation into the meaning of beauty and places it at the very heart of philosophy.
Review
"A well written and forcefully argued exposition of one of the most important themes in Plato's philosophy." -- Walter Brogan, Villanova University
About the Author
Drew A. Hyland is Charles A. Dana Professor of Philosophy at Trinity College. He is editor (with John Panteleimon Manoussakis) of Heidegger and the Greeks (IUP, 2006).
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作者: Drew A. Hyland (Author)
出版社: Indiana University Press (July 2008)
语言: English
ISBN-10: 0253219779
ISBN-13: 978-0253219770
Book Description
Drew A. Hyland, one of Continental philosophy's keenest interpreters of Plato, takes up the question of beauty in three Platonic dialogues, the Hippias Major, Symposium, and Phaedrus. What Plato meant by beauty is not easily characterized, and Hyland's close readings show that Plato ultimately gives up on the possibility of a definition. Plato's failure, however, tells us something important about beauty--that it cannot be reduced to logos. Exploring questions surrounding love, memory, and ideal form, Hyland draws out the connections between beauty, the possibility of philosophy, and philosophical living. This new reading of Plato provides a serious investigation into the meaning of beauty and places it at the very heart of philosophy.
Review
"A well written and forcefully argued exposition of one of the most important themes in Plato's philosophy." -- Walter Brogan, Villanova University
About the Author
Drew A. Hyland is Charles A. Dana Professor of Philosophy at Trinity College. He is editor (with John Panteleimon Manoussakis) of Heidegger and the Greeks (IUP, 2006).
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