Platon DIALOGOS -Georgias o de la retorica- Fedon, o de la inmortalidad del alma- El banquete, o del amor-

by Plato

Dialogues of Plato - Spanish edition Georgias or Rhetoric ; Fedon , or The Immortality of the Soul ; The Banquet , or Love

225 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 1964

About the author

Plato (Greek: Πλάτων), born Aristocles (c. 427 – 348 BC), was an ancient Greek philosopher of the Classical period who is considered a foundational thinker in Western philosophy and an innovator of the written dialogue and dialectic forms. He raised problems for what became all the major areas of both theoretical philosophy and practical philosophy, and was the founder of the Platonic Academy, a philosophical school in Athens where Plato taught the doctrines that would later become known as Platonism.
Plato's most famous contribution is the theory of forms (or ideas), which has been interpreted as advancing a solution to what is now known as the problem of universals. He was decisively influenced by the pre-Socratic thinkers Pythagoras, Heraclitus, and Parmenides, although much of what is known about them is derived from Plato himself.
Along with his teacher Socrates, and Aristotle, his student, Plato is a central figure in the history of philosophy. Plato's entire body of work is believed to have survived intact for over 2,400 years—unlike that of nearly all of his contemporaries. Although their popularity has fluctuated, they have consistently been read and studied through the ages. Through Neoplatonism, he also greatly influenced both Christian and Islamic philosophy. In modern times, Alfred North Whitehead famously said: "the safest general characterization of the European philosophical tradition is that it consists of a series of footnotes to Plato."

Reviews

[Abdehilah Zerouali · Rating 5 out of 5]

Leer estos diálogos de Platón ha sido como asomarse a los cimientos del pensamiento occidental, pero también, en cierto modo, a los abismos del alma humana. En ellos descubrimos que el amor no es simplemente deseo, sino una fuerza ascendente que nos impulsa a buscar la belleza en su forma más pura. La justicia, por su parte, no es solo una cuestión de leyes externas, sino una armonía interna, un equilibrio del alma consigo misma y con la ciudad. Y en cuanto a la inmortalidad del alma, Platón no nos da certezas, sino algo mucho más valioso: preguntas que nos invitan a vivir como si nuestra alma fuera eterna.

Lo que une estos tres temas —amor, justicia e inmortalidad— es la aspiración a algo superior. Una vida justa, un amor verdadero y una creencia en la permanencia del alma exigen trascender lo inmediato, lo cómodo, lo superficial. Por eso, este libro no solo ha sido una lectura placentera, sino una experiencia transformadora. Porque al leer a Platón, uno no sale con respuestas definitivas, pero sí con la sensación de haber dialogado con lo más noble del espíritu humano.

[Irene Diez · Rating 4 out of 5]

¡Por Júpiter! Sócrates, no te entiendo nada. Un tábano pesado que no calla nunca, muchas referencias a Homero, tienes a toda Atenas harta y a mi también.