| The Symposium Contributor(s): Plato (Author) |
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ISBN: 0143037536 ISBN-13: 9780143037538 Publisher: Penguin Adult Hc/Tr OUR PRICE: $22.80 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2006 Annotation: The perfect books for the true book lover, Penguins Great Ideas series features twelve more groundbreaking works by some of historys most prodigious thinkers. Each volume is beautifully packaged with a unique type-driven design that highlights the bookmakers art. Offering great literature in great packages at great prices, this series is ideal for those readers who want to explore and savor the Great Ideas that have shaped our world. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | Eastern - Philosophy | Epistemology - Philosophy | History & Surveys - Ancient & Classical |
| Dewey: 184 |
| LCCN: 2006043510 |
| Lexile Measure: 1250 |
| Series: Penguin Great Ideas |
| Physical Information: 0.36" H x 4.44" W x 7.04" (0.21 lbs) 128 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Greece - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The perfect books for the true book lover, Penguin's Great Ideas series features twelve more groundbreaking works by some of history's most prodigious thinkers. Each volume is beautifully packaged with a unique type-driven design that highlights the bookmaker's art. Offering great literature in great packages at great prices, this series is ideal for those readers who want to explore and savor the Great Ideas that have shaped our world. Plato's retelling of the discourses between Socrates and his friends on such subjects as love and desire, truth and illusion, spiritual transcendence and the qualities of a good ruler, profoundly affected the ways in which we view human relationships, society and leadership--and shaped the whole tradition of Western philosophy. |