Eros in Plato, Rousseau, and Nietzsche
Author | : Laurence D. Cooper |
Publisher | : Penn State Press |
Total Pages | : 374 |
Release | : 2008 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780271033303 |
ISBN-13 | : 0271033304 |
Rating | : 4/5 (03 Downloads) |
Download or read book Eros in Plato, Rousseau, and Nietzsche written by Laurence D. Cooper and published by Penn State Press. This book was released on 2008 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Human beings are restless souls, ever driven by an insistent inner force not only to have more but to be more - to be infinitely more. This book focuses on three giants of the philosophic tradition for whom this inner force was a major preoccupation and something separate from and greater than the desire for self-preservation.