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Eros, wisdom, and silence : Plato's erotic dialogues / James M. Rhodes

Author
Rhodes, James M.
Published
Columbia, Mo. : University of Missouri Press, [2003]
Copyright Date
©2003
Physical Description
1 online resource (xiv, 573 pages).
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Contents
1. Eros, wisdom, and silence in Plato -- 2. Modern views of Plato's silence -- 3. Mystic philosophy in the seventh letter -- 4. Symposium : titanic eros -- 5. Symposium : prophetic eros -- 6. Symposium : Dionysian eros -- 7. Phaedrus : democratic tyrannical eros -- 8. Phaedrus : musical eros -- 9. Phaedrus : the rhetoric of eros -- 10. Eros, wisdom, and silence in the Socratic art.
Summary
"Eros, Wisdom, and Silence is a close reading of Plato's Seventh Letter and his dialogues Symposium and Phaedrus, with significant attention also given to Alcibiades I. A book about love, James Rhodes's work was conceived as a conversation and meant to be read side by side with Plato's works and those of his worthy interlocutors.
It invites lovers to participate in conversations that move their souls to love, and it also invites the reader to take part in the author's dialogues with Plato and his commentators." "Opening up a new avenue of Plato scholarship, Eros, Wisdom, and Silence is political philosophy at its conversational best. Scholars and students in political philosophy, classical studies, and religious studies will find this work invaluable."--BOOK JACKET.
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082626347X (electronic bk.)
9780826263476 (electronic bk.)
0826214592 (alk. paper)
9780826214591 (alk. paper)
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 549-558) and indexes.
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