Reason And Persuasion: Three Dialogues By Plato

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Philosophy essentials, Plato's dialogues modernized.

If you're curious about the roots of Western philosophy, this book blends ancient wisdom with modern clarity, making Plato's ideas accessible and engaging. John Holbo breathes new life into Socratic dialogues, allowing you to comfortably wrestle with the existential questions that have shaped human thought for centuries. It's a bridging of eras that can deepen your understanding of today's world.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

Reason And Persuasion: Three Dialogues By Plato

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ISBN: 9789810682767
Publisher: Pearson Education
Date of Publication: 2009-07-23
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Philosophy
Related Topics: Classics
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Politics and persuasion, reason and religion, science and success, appearance and reality, belief and knowledge, ethics and egoism.Reason and Persuasion provides a new look at old issues through the lens of three classic dialogues by Plato: Euthyphro, Meno and Republic, Book I. These dialogues appear here in fresh translations, by Belle Waring, with general introduction, commentary chapters and illustrations by John Holbo.The text is lively, accessible, and intended for use as an introduction to philosophy, but is substantive enough to be of interest to the more advanced students as well."Reason and Persuasion" asks the question philosophers and non- philosophers have been asking each other, and themselves, from the start: why should I listen to you?PART I1. How to Read This Book, Part I: Masks2. Socrates: The Gadfly of Athens3. Plato: Out of the Cave4. How to Read This Book Part II: Reason & PersuasionPART II5. Euthyphro: Thinking Straight, Thinking in CirclesPlato's Euthyphro6. Meno: Reason, Persuasion & VirtuePlato's Meno7. Republic: Conflicts & Harmonies, Friends & EnemiesPlato's Republic, Book I
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Philosophy essentials, Plato's dialogues modernized.

If you're curious about the roots of Western philosophy, this book blends ancient wisdom with modern clarity, making Plato's ideas accessible and engaging. John Holbo breathes new life into Socratic dialogues, allowing you to comfortably wrestle with the existential questions that have shaped human thought for centuries. It's a bridging of eras that can deepen your understanding of today's world.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.