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9780192802163

Plato A Very Short Introduction

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    9780192802163

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  • Edition: 1st
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2003-05-15
  • Publisher: Oxford University Press
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Summary

Here, Julia Annas covers Plato's style of writing, and delves into discussions of love and philosophy, his attitude towards women and towards homosexual love. Finally, she 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.

Author Biography

Julia Annas is Regents Professor of Philosophy at the University of Arizona.

Table of Contents

List of illustrationsp. ix
Arguing with Platop. 1
Plato's name, and other mattersp. 12
Drama, fiction, and the elusive authorp. 25
Love, sex, gender, and philosophyp. 43
Virtue, in me and in my societyp. 53
My soul and myselfp. 65
The nature of thingsp. 77
Referencesp. 93
Further readingp. 96
Indexp. 99
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