Aktion	Zweigstelle	Standorte	Status	Frist	Vorbestellungen
Vorbestellen	Zweigstelle: 07., Urban-Loritz-Pl. 2a	Standorte: PH.Q Platon / College 3b - Englisch / Regal 313	Status: Entliehen	Frist: 22.11.2024	Vorbestellungen: 0

* Lively and original introduction to Plato, which brings out the philosophical excitement of Plato's writings * Reflects recent Plato scholarship * Makes the connection between Plato's thought and modern philosophical concerns * Julia Annas is one of the most important scholars of Plato, and author of a highly-respected textbook on Plato's RepublicThis lively and accessible introduction to Plato focuses on the philosophy and argument of his writings, drawing the reader into Plato's way of doing philosophy, and the general themes of his thinking. This is not a book to leave the reader standing in the outer court of introduction and background information, but leads directly into Plato's argument. It looks at Plato as a thinker grappling with philosophical problems in a variety of ways, rather than a philosopher with a fully worked-out system. It includes a brief account of Plato's life and the various interpretations that have been drawn from the sparse remains of information. It stresses the importance of the founding of the Academy and the conception of philosophy as a subject. Julia Annas 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. She also looks at his discussions of love and philosophy, his attitude to women, and to homosexual love, explores Plato's claim that virtue is sufficient for happiness, and touches on his arguments for the immortality of the soul and his ideas about the nature of the universe.Readership: General readers interested in philosophy, classics, or ancient culture; students of these areas.1: Arguing with Plato2: Plato's name, and other matters3: Drama, fiction and the elusive author4: Love, sex, gender and philosophy5: Vitue in me and in my society6: My soul and myself7: The nature of things