Plato on Art and Beauty
This unique collection of essays focuses on various aspects of Plato's Philosophy of Art, not only in The Republic , but in the Phaedrus, Symposium, Laws and related dialogues. The range of issues addressed includes the contest between philosophy and poet
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Philosophers in Depth Series Editors: Stephen Boulter, Oxford Brookes University and Constantine Sandis, Oxford Brookes University. Philosophers in Depth is a series of themed edited collections focusing on particular aspects of the thought of major figures from the history of philosophy. The volumes showcase a combination of newly commissioned and previously published work with the aim of deepening our understanding of the topics covered. Each book stands alone, but taken together the series will amount to a vast collection of critical essays covering the history of philosophy, exploring issues that are central to the ideas of individual philosophers. This project was launched with the financial support of the Institute for Historical and Cultural Research at Oxford Brookes University, for which we are very grateful. Titles include: A. E. Denham (editor) PLATO ON ART AND BEAUTY Philip Goff (editor) SPINOZA ON MONISM Leonard Kahn (editor) MILL ON JUSTICE Arto Laitinen and Constantine Sandis (editors) HEGEL ON ACTION Katherine Morris (editor) SARTRE ON THE BODY Charles R. Pigden (editor) HUME ON MOTIVATION AND VIRTUE Sabine Roeser REID ON ETHICS Daniel Whiting (editor) THE LATER WITTGENSTEIN ON LANGUAGE Forthcoming titles: Pierre Destrée (editor) ARISTOTLE ON AESTHETICS Henrik Rydenfelt and Sami Pihlström (editors) JAMES ON RELIGION Philosophers in Depth Series Standing Order ISBN 978–0–230–55411–5 Hardback 978–0–230–55412–2 Paperback (outside North America only) You can receive future titles in this series as they are published by placing a standing order. Please contact your bookseller or, in case of difficulty, write to us at the address below with your name and address, the title of the series and one of the ISBNs quoted above. Customer Services Department, Macmillan Distribution Ltd, Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 6XS, England
Plato on Art and Beauty Edited by
A. E. Denham St Anne’s College, University of Oxford and The School of Liberal Arts, Tulane University
Selection and editorial matter © A. E. Denham 2012 Chapters © their individual authors 2012 Softcover reprint of the hardcover 1st edition 2012 ISBN 978-0-230-31440-5
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