The Emerging Good in Plato's Philebus

by John V. Garner

Plato's Philebus presents a fascinating dialogue between the life of the mind and the life of pleasure. While Socrates decisively prioritizes the life of reason, he also shows that certain pleasures contribute to making the good life good. The Emerging Good in Plato's "Philebus" argues that the Socratic pleasures of learning emphasize, above all, the importance of being open to change.

John V. Garner convincingly refines previous...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0810135582
• ISBN13: 9780810135581
• Release Date: July 2017
• Publisher: Northwestern University Press
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.57 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 8.9"