{"product_id":"plato-and-the-question-of-beauty-paperback-1","title":"Plato and the Question of Beauty - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDrew A. Hyland\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrew A. Hyland, one of Continental philosophy's keenest interpreters of Plato, takes up the question of beauty in three Platonic dialogues, the \u003ci\u003eHippias Major, Symposium, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePhaedrus.\u003c\/i\u003e What Plato meant by beauty is not easily characterized, and Hyland's close readings show that Plato ultimately gives up on the possibility of a definition. Plato's failure, however, tells us something important about beauty--that it cannot be reduced to \u003ci\u003elogos.\u003c\/i\u003e Exploring questions surrounding love, memory, and ideal form, Hyland draws out the connections between beauty, the possibility of philosophy, and philosophical living. This new reading of Plato provides a serious investigation into the meaning of beauty and places it at the very heart of philosophy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrew A. Hyland is Charles A. Dana Professor of Philosophy at Trinity College. He is editor (with John Panteleimon Manoussakis) of \u003ci\u003eHeidegger and the Greeks\u003c\/i\u003e (IUP, 2006).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 168\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 9.1 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 28, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42135030300807,"sku":"9780253219770","price":39.51,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/f42827e6b366ae671cafd0fce3804525_27e3661b-d2ef-4dac-bb7a-4c706d34709f.webp?v=1732646448","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/plato-and-the-question-of-beauty-paperback-1","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}