Eros and Socratic Political Philosophy

by David Levy

Book Overview

Eros and Socratic Political Philosophy offers a new account of Plato's view of eros, or romantic love, by focusing on a question which has vexed many scholars: why does Plato's Socrates praise eros highly on some occasions but also criticize it harshly on others? Through detailed analyses of Plato's Republic, Phaedrus, and Symposium, Levy shows how, despite the apparent tensions between Socrates' statements about eros in each dialogue, these statements...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 134946645X
• ISBN13: 9781349466450
• Release Date: November 2015
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 202 Pages
• Weight: 0.56 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"