Plato

Informationen zum Autor Julia Annas is Regents Professor of Philosophy at The University of Arizona. She has also taught at the University of Oxford and Columbia University. She has published eight books and many articles on a wide variety of topics in ancient philosophy, particularly epistemology, philosophy of the mind, and ethics, and is author of Ancient Philosophy: A Very Short Introduction. Klappentext This lively and accessible book focuses on the philosophy and argument of Plato's writings, drawing the reader into Plato's way of doing philosophy and the general themes of his thinking. It discusses Plato's style of writing: his use of the dialogue form, his use of what we today call fiction, and his philosophical transformation of myths. It also looks at his discussions of love and philosophy, his attitude towards women, and towards homosexual love. It explores Plato's claim that virtue is sufficient for happiness and touches on his arguments for the immorality of the soul and his ideas about the nature of the universe. Zusammenfassung Focuses on the philosophy and argument of Plato's writings, drawing the reader into Plato's way of doing philosophy and the general themes of his thinking. This work discusses his style of writing: his use of the dialogue form, his use of what we call fiction, and his philosophical transformation of myths. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1: Arguing with Plato 2: Plato's name, and other matters 3: Drama, fiction and the elusive author 4: Love, sex, gender and philosophy 5: Vitue in me and in my society 6: My soul and myself 7: The nature of things

Product details

• Authors: Julia Annas, Julia (Regents Professor of Philosophy at the University of Arizona) Annas, Annas Julia
• Publisher: Oxford University Press Trade
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 15.01.2003
• EAN: 9780192802163
• ISBN: 978-0-19-280216-3
• Dimensions: 112 mm x 177 mm x 10 mm
• Series: Very Short Introductions; A VERY SHORT INTRODUCTION; A Very Short Introductions; A VERY SHORT INTRODUCTION; Very Short Introductions; A Very Short Introductions
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Antike Philosophie, History of Ideas, HISTORY / Social History, PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / Ancient & Classical, Ancient Greek and Roman philosophy, Western philosophy: Ancient, to c 500