Leo Strauss on Plato's Symposium
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: Univ of Chicago Pr
- Publish date: 08/01/2001
Strauss presents a coherent and complete interpretation of the Symposium, proceeding by a meticulously careful reading, from beginning to end. Operating on the once common hypothesis that commentary is an excellent method of expounding the truth, Strauss sheds light not only on the meaning of the dialogue and its place in the Platonic corpus, but also on a host of important topics, including the nature of eros and its place in the overall economy of human life; the perennial quarrel between poetry and philosophy, and the relation of both to piety, politics, and morality; the character of Socrates and the questions of his trial; and many other matters.
As provocative and important as they were a half century ago, these valuable lectures will be welcomed by students of classics, philosophy, politics, psychology, and political philosophy.
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