{"product_id":"9780253000262","title":"Plato and the Question of Beauty","description":"Drew 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.","brand":"Indiana University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47120583065840,"sku":"9780253000262","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780253000262","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}