The play of the Platonic dialogues
By: Bernard Freydberg.
Series: Literature and the sciences of man ;; vol. 12
Publisher: Peter Lang Pub.; Lang AG International Academic Publishers, Peter
Published: 1997
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 224
Subjects: Plato.; Play (Philosophy)
Description: The Play of the Platonic Dialogues traces the prominent role of play, both as a general philosophical characteristic and as influencing the treatment of key issues. The nature of the forms, of the city, of virtue, of the soul and its immortality - these and others have been shaped by play. This book shows how Platonic playfulness is joined with the deepest seriousness throughout the dialogues.
Notes: Includes indexes.