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Symposium
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I'm giving this book three stars not as a reflection of the authors' introduction or anything like that. I would probably give any version of this dialogue three stars.
For me probably the most interesting part of the book was the description of Socrates as he was serving in the army. He was able to walk around in the cold weather wear... »
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Conversations of Socrates (Penguin Classics)
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Nearly all those who studied Greek in high school were given a much distorted image of the Athenian (and certainly of the pedophilic Spartan) society. Who told us that the wealth of Athens was based on silver mines (the university city of Ioanina is still one of the world's biggest centers of the silver industry)? And who told us why Socrates was force... »
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The Tale of Genji
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Widely acknowledged as the world's first novel, this astonishingly lovely book was written by a court lady in Heian Japan and offers a window into that formal, mannered world. Genji, a man of passionate impulses and a lover of beauty, is the favorite son of the Emperor, though his position at court is not entirely stable. He follows his wayward longi... »
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Complete Works of Aristotle, Volume 2
Aristotle is known as THE philosopher for a reason. The Complete Works of Aristotle is a two volume set that contains great translations of Aristotle. H... »
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