Plato

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This book shows how Plato has shaped the landscape of Western philosophy and examines some of Plato's most famous discussions of human questions, concerning erōs, the capacities and immortality of our psyche, human excellence and the good life, and Plato's controversial ideas about culture, society, and political organization. It shows how Plato makes a sketch of his theory of Forms foundational in this work, and offers readings of texts concerned with the development of the theory and its rela…

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Full title :Plato / Constance Meinwald.

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This book shows how Plato has shaped the landscape of Western philosophy and examines some of Plato's most famous discussions of human questions, concerning erōs, the capacities and immortality of our psyche, human excellence and the good life, and Plato's controversial ideas about culture, society, and political organization. It shows how Plato makes a sketch of his theory of Forms foundational in this work, and offers readings of texts concerned with the development of the theory and its relationship to Greek science and mathematics.