Title: The play of the Platonic dialogues
First published: 1997
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.
Subjects: Play (Philosophy), Plato, Play
People: Plato
LC classification: B398.P54 F74 1996