Due sono i dialoghi che compongono il volume. Il primo, Fedro, è considerato un caposaldo del pensiero occidentale. In esso Socrate e l’allievo Fedro analizzano la vera essenza dell’amore. Il secondo, Liside, ruota attorno al tema dell’amicizia, al cui interno è compreso anche il nostro amore.
Non lo avrei cercato attivamente, ma l’ho trovato nella libreria di fiducia e gli ho dato una possibilità. Tanti spunti di riflessione e considerazioni da fare sui rapporti che instauriamo. Sicuramente attuale. Una piccola scoperta
Plato is always a little bit tough to read, depending on the work. When you read The Republic, you can focus on some of the great ideas presented in the work. These three dialogues also present some interesting thoughts and concepts, but they're a little bit harder to dig out than The Republic. Often when reading these dialogues, instead of enjoying them, I just get upset with the character of Socrates for his style of arguing with people and being able to prove anything he likes.
In the end, though, there is some good stuff here. The dialogues talk about the nature of human friendship and love. You just need to be able to not mind reading Plato in order to get to the material..
Plato, the greatest guide to meditation and research as well as to dignity of living.
The constant spiritual and intellectual tensions in Plato's works recall, in the reader, that - often hidden - awareness of the self, and infuse a certain severe and serene enthusiasm that 'should' permeate everyone's life in pursuit of a fully 'philosophical' life.
Whatever the background, anyone can enjoy Plato and be enriched in the process. He is the great base for soul searching, for that quest that makes human beings strive for knowledge and light, avoiding sectarian and partisan dicta.