Plato's Phaedrus: A Defense of a Philosophic Art of Writing

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Plato's Phaedrus: A Defense of a Philosophic Art of Writing
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First edition
Author Ronna Burger
Subject Ancient Greek philosophy
Published1980
Publisher University of Alabama Press
Pages160
ISBN 9780817300142

Plato's Phaedrus: A Defense of a Philosophic Art of Writing is a book by Ronna Burger, in which Burger provides a philosophical analysis of the Phaedrus by Plato. [1] [2] [3] [4] It has been translated into Chinese (Huaxia Press, 2016).

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References

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  3. Burnyeat, M. F. (October 1981). "Ronna Burger: Plato's Phaedrus: A Defense of a Philosophic Art of Writing. Pp. 160. Alabama: University of Alabama Press, 1980". The Classical Review . 31 (2): 299–300. doi:10.1017/S0009840X00238134. ISSN   1464-3561. S2CID   162466047 . Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  4. Nicholson, Graeme (1999). Plato's Phaedrus: The Philosophy of Love . Purdue University Press. p.  79. ISBN   9781557531193. Plato's Phaedrus Ronna Burger.