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The Symposium and the Phaedrus: Plato's Erotic Dialogues

by Plato; Cobb, William S.; Cobb, William S.

ISBN13: 9780791416181
ISBN10: 0791416186
eBook ISBN(s): 9781438416236
Format: Paperback
Copyright: 1993-07-01
Publisher: State Univ of New York Pr

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Summary

A reflection on the nature of erotic love, which can transcend its origin and reach even the heights of religious ecstasy.

Author Biography

William S. Cobb, is Professor of Philosophy at the College of William and Mary

Table of Contents

General Introduction

1

(10)

The Symposium

11

(50)

Commentary on the Symposium

61

(24)

The Phaedrus

85

(54)

Commentary on the Phaedrus

139

(32)

Appendix: References to Love (Eros) in Other Dialogues

171

(6)

Notes

177

(32)

Select Bibliography

209

(2)

Index

211

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