{"product_id":"symposium-and-phaedrus-isbn-9780375411748","title":"Symposium and Phaedrus","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt has been said that, after the Bible, Plato's dialogues are the most influential books in Western culture. Of the dialogues, the \u003ci\u003eSymposium\u003c\/i\u003e is the most delightful and accessible, requiring no special knowledge of ancient Greek philosophy or customs. Dramatizing a party in fifth-century B.C. Athens, the deceptively unassuming \u003ci\u003eSymposium\u003c\/i\u003e introduces—in the guise of convivial after-dinner conversation—profound ideas about the nature of love. In \u003ci\u003ePhaedrus,\u003c\/i\u003e here published together with the \u003ci\u003eSymposium,\u003c\/i\u003e Plato discusses the place of eloquence in expounding truth. In both dialogues, Socrates plays the leading role, by turns teasing, arguing, analyzing, joking, inspiring, and cajoling his followers into understanding ideas that have remained central to Western thought through the centuries.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eRichard Rutherford\u003c\/b\u003e is a Fellow of Christ Church, Oxford.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTom Griffith\u003c\/b\u003e's translation of \u003ci\u003ePhaedrus \u003c\/i\u003eis published here for the first time. His translation of the \u003ci\u003eSymposium\u003c\/i\u003e (1986) has been newly revised for this edition.","brand":"Everyman's Library","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46303493554405,"sku":"NP9780375411748","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780375411748.jpg?v=1767737700","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/symposium-and-phaedrus-isbn-9780375411748","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}