True first British printing with original unclipped jacket (�8.95). Jacket has very minor patchy edge/shelf wear, the odd very small mark, the odd minor crease/rub to edges and minor pushing/rubbing to head/tail of spine and to corners. Boards are near fine (having been well protected by the jacket) with a hint of pushing to corners and minor pushing/rubbing to head/tail of spine. Pages are generally clean and the binding is tight. Pages are a bit tanned. Very occasional small mark to pages. No other faults. A nice copy. All books described honestly and accurately. Paypal accepted.

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Title: Acastos : Two Platonic Dialogues : First printing
Publisher: Chatto & Windus, London, United Kingdom
Publication Date: 1986
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0701130326
ISBN 13: 9780701130329
Binding: Hardcover
Edition: 1st Edition
Condition: Near Fine
Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine

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Acastos. Two Platonic

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Is art primarily a diversion for the masses, or, as the youth Acastos, friend of Plato, insists, a kind of "deep wise thinking"? Murdoch, whose novels wrestle with large philosophical questions, here sets forth her views on art, morality, religion and Eros through imaginary dialogues between Plato, Socrates and sundry fictional characters. She clearly believes that good art tells us more about our lives than any other kind of thought; Acastos's vision triumphs over Plato's hostility to art, a cynic's withering comments and the pragmatic outlook of Mantias, a vulgar Marxist of sorts. In the dialogue on religion, Socrates waxes poetic ("Religion is our love of virtue lightening the present moment"); his almost Buddhist reverence ("God is everywhere") provides counterpoint to Plato's view that religion is a safety valve, a haven of absolutes that keeps us from going crazy and helps us to face life's horrors.
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