Symposium, Paperback - Benjamin Jowett

A philosophical text about the genesis, purpose and nature of love, and is the origin of the concept of Platonic love.

Reducere. In 427 B.C., the Ancient Greek city-state of Athens was flourishing. Approximately 80 years earlier, the Athenians had formed the first self-repres...

Reducere. This book is a result of an effort made by us towards making a contribution to the preservation and repair of original classic literature. In an at...

Reducere. The ancient Greek philosopher Plato was born around 425 BC to an aristocratic family. He was the most famous student of Socrates and would eventual...

Reducere. Plato was a philosopher in Classical Greece and the founder of the Academy in Athens, the first institution of higher learning in the Western world...

Plato (424/423 - 348/347 BC) was a philosopher in Classical Greece and the founder of the Academy in Athens, the first institution of higher learni...

Reducere. DescriptionPlato's most famous work and one of the most important books ever written on the subject of philosophy and political theory, "The Republ...

A translation that offers an introduction presenting both basic information and a sense of scholarly opinion.

Reducere. Essays and documents related to Hideous Gnosis, a symposium on black metal theory, which took place on December 12, 2009 in Brooklyn, NY. Expanded ...

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Plato, Allan Bloom wrote, is "the most erotic of philosophers, " and his Symposium is one of the greatest works on the nature of love ever written....

Publisher: Penguin Books LtdAuthor(s): PlatoNumber of pages: 128Collection: Penguin Great IdeasPublication date: 2005Dimensions: 180 x 113 x 9Cover...

Plato: The Symposium

Plato's Symposium, written in the early part of the 4th century BC, is set at a drinking party (symposium) attended by some of the leading intellec...

Seemingly banal dinner-party chat reveals strange tales of the guests' dodgy pasts and unreliable futures. Symposium is Muriel Spark at her wicked ...

Reducere. DescriptionEssays and artworks related to Mors Mystica, a black metal theory symposium on the theme of mystical death."Only that person who says: '...

The Jowett Bradford van was introduced in 1946 as a stop-gap model prior to the launch of the Javelin saloon. It was a pre-war design in every resp...

Features research in a dynamic area of inquiry and practice. This book considers cross-cultural differences in the idea of the person and in models...

B.S. Johnson, House Mother Normal. A geriatric comedy with a bite.

What does it mean to be good? What enables us to distinguish right from wrong? And how should human virtues be translated into a just society? Thes...

Reducere. Symposium is Plato's masterwork on the subject of love. Socrates arrives late to the party of an aristocratic friend, where it is proposed that eac...

The Imagery of the Athenian Symposium - Kathryn Topper

Reducere. In his brilliant dialogue, Symposium, Plato presents an imaginary dinner-party set in Athens in 416 BC where the guests include Aristophanes, Socra...

First published in 2001 and revised in 2017, the Docent Handbook 2 is a valuable resource for docents, guides and interpreters from museums and cul...

The NESAT symposium has grown from the first meeting in 1981 which was attended by 23 scholars, to over 100 at the tenth meeting that took place in...

Publisher: Austin Macauley PublishersAuthor(s): Michele Leslie JowettIllustration(s): 0; 0Number of pages: 18Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 216 ...

This comprehensive and fascinating title describes and illustrates the armies of Japan's Asian allies in World War II, and includes rare and previo...

During World War II, Imperial Japan was the world's most militarized society, with a host of uniformed organizations supporting the war effort in E...

A visual record of all the armies involved in the Battle for Burma during the Second World War from the British, American, Chinese, Indian, Burmese...

Offers an analysis of the Chinese Armies that fought a series of increasingly fractious wars over nearly a century. Beginning with a run through of...

DescriptionXenophon (ca. 430 to ca. 354 BCE), a member of a wealthy but politically quietist Athenian family and an admirer of Socrates, left Athen...

Reducere. "Just sit down a few moments and question yourself honestly. Search your heart thoroughly, and I am sure you will agree with me that there is much ...

Reducere. The essence of our being is a fully integrated energy system of consciousness. The Power of I Am shows how we can use this energy and transform and...

Works in this volume explore the relationship between two people known as love (eros) or friendship (philia). In Lysis, Socrates meets two young me...

Publisher: Symposium BooksIllustration(s): illustrationsNumber of pages: 264Publication date: 2009Dimensions: 178 x 112 x 14Cover type: Paperback /...

Reducere. (The book is about the life of the great Canadian strongman Louis Cyr) ... "So, dear strength lover, because my creed is yours, I have drawn togeth...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Tom BenjaminThe Tarot is steeped in mystery and magic. It's also an excellent tool for making decisions, forecasting potent...

Reducere. First published in 1989, this volume presents a detailed series of scientific reviews concerned with most of the key areas of dog and cat nutrition...

In Symposium, a group of Athenian aristocrats attend a party and talk about love, until the drunken Alcibiades bursts in and decides to discuss Soc...

The Russo-Japanese War was the first major conflict of the 20th century, as vast armies clashed in Manchuria incurring enormous casualties. This te...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Editor: Michael SprinkerContribution by: Aijaz AhmadContribution by: Jacques DerridaWith the publication of Specters of Marx in 199...

The Sunday Times top ten bestselling story of a British company under siege in Afghanistan - outnumbered, outgunned and out of time.