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Plato and the Question of Beauty

Drew A. Hyland’s Plato and the Question of Beauty

Plato and the Question of Beauty

Drew A. Hyland, one of the most astute interpreters of Plato in Continental philosophy, tackles the topic of beauty in three Platonic dialogues: Hippias Major, Symposium, and Phaedrus.

What Plato intended by beauty is difficult to define, and Hyland’s attentive readings indicate that Plato eventually abandons the idea of a definition.

Plato’s failure, on the other hand, teaches us something crucial about beauty: it cannot be reduced to logos.

Hyland explores the connections between beauty, the possibility of philosophy, and philosophical living by delving into questions about love, memory, and ideal form.

This new Plato interpretation takes a critical look at the concept of beauty and places it at the core of philosophy.