num_pages: 168
description: This translation of Plato's most extensive analysis of the nature of pleasure and its relation to thought and knowledge achieves a high standard of readability and fidelity to the Greek text. Professor Frede’s substantial introduction provides a guide through the dialogue and sheds light on earlier Platonic doctrine as well as on other late dialogues. The volume includes annotations and a comprehensive bibliography.
language: English
title: Philebus
titlecomplete: Philebus (Hackett Classics)
genres: Philosophy, Metaphysics, Nonfiction, School, Ancient, Ancient History, Literature, Classics, History
ratings_count: 802
places: Greece
publisher: Hackett Publishing Company, Inc.