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PLATON
Platon ? Deux mille quatre cents ans apres sa mort, il est le philosophe par excellence. Mais qui sait vraiment qui il est ? Le fils d'Apollon, comme on l'a affirme a sa mort ? A-t-il ete vendu comme esclave ? Et ses amours ? A-t-on retrouve son testament ? A-t-il reellement plagie Pythagore, comme certains l'en ont accuse ? Avait-il une doctrine secrete transmise oralement aux seuls membres de l'Academie ? Et parmi tous ces textes qui lui sont attribues, lesquels sont authentiques ? Ou s'arrete la legende, ou commence la verite ? Considere comme l'un des meilleurs specialistes contemporains du philosophe, Luc Brisson cherche ici a comprendre comment la vie d'un auteur du ive siecle avant notre ere peut expliquer l'avenement de ce que l'on appelle philosophie . Voila Platon incarne, paradoxal, complexe, humain.
- GenresPhilosophy
252 pages, Kindle Edition
Published September 22, 2017
About the author
Luc Brisson
78 books5 followersLuc Brisson is director of research at the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique in France.
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July 20, 2022
Hesitant between 3 and 4 stars because it’s a very good introduction to Plato and summarises his philosophy in a way that is not too complicated but also not too simple. What did trouble me was the structure of the book and the fact that there’s a lot of superfluous information. It’s hard to distinguish what you need to retain and what is just extra info.
All in all I would definitely recommend as an intro to Plato but keep in mind that the structure is pretty nonchronological and it’s a lot of info to take in. It’s short but it took me way longer to finish than I expected.
All in all I would definitely recommend as an intro to Plato but keep in mind that the structure is pretty nonchronological and it’s a lot of info to take in. It’s short but it took me way longer to finish than I expected.
July 22, 2023
On en apprend beaucoup sur le contexte d'écriture de l'oeuvre. C'est accessible pour tous et très bien écrit.
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