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The Soul of Socrates\nby Nalin Ranasinghe\nHardback\nEnglish\n\nBrand new copy from BookCurl \u2013 the UK independent online bookseller.\n\n------------------------------\nBook details\n------------------------------\nAuthor: Nalin Ranasinghe\nTitle: The Soul of Socrates\nFormat: Hardback\nLanguage: English\nTopic: Ancient Greek and Roman philosophy\nPublisher: Cornell University Press\nPublication year: 2000\nISBN-13: 9780801437465\nISBN-10: 0801437466\nRRP: \u00A347.00\n\n------------------------------\nDescription\n------------------------------\nThis text traces Plato's struggle to simultaneously understand and convey the erotic presence of Socrates. Most commentators have supposed Plato assumed an ironic distance from Socrates. Ranasinghe claims the dialogues reflect Plato's awe and frustration before the enigmatic figure.\n\nThis text traces Plato's struggle to simultaneously understand and convey the erotic presence of Socrates. Most commentators have supposed Plato assumed a.