{"product_id":"platos-dialogues-path-to-initiation-9780983198468","title":"Plato's Dialogues: Path to Initiation","description":"For millennia, hundreds of books have been written on Plato's dialogues and philosophy. In this book, Carol Dunn makes the case that the major modern scholars interpret Plato with an overwhelming focus on understanding the \u003ci\u003erational\u003c\/i\u003e content of the dialogues, but omit or neglect the project of their \u003ci\u003epurpose.\u003c\/i\u003e Once they have mined the individual dialogues for their meaning, they neglect to share what readers can or should do with the knowledge gained from their investigations. \u003cp\u003e The author makes the case that Plato is engaged not only in thinking but also, and more important, in \u003ci\u003edoing\u003c\/i\u003e--that \u003ci\u003ewhat we do\u003c\/i\u003e with the knowledge is crucial, because it can determine the meaning and purpose of our own life. She saw that he was not merely engaging in rational philosophical discussion, but that the dialogues of Plato, especially up to the \u003ci\u003eRepublic, \u003c\/i\u003e embody the Socratic exhortation for each individual to \"take care for the soul.\" The dialogues therefore embody both a rational philosophy and a system of spiritual\/religious principles and doctrines whose purpose is to lay out--in a public forum--the path a true disciple needs to take to have a personal and direct experience of spiritual illumination, or enlightenment.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e This book is not just for scholars of Plato's philosophy, but for anyone who wishes to penetrate an ancient, though largely overlooked, path to initiation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Carol Dunn\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Portal Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/01\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 360\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.03lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.71d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780983198468\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChristianity Today\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2014 pg. 70\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDunn, Carol:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCAROL DUNN\u003c\/b\u003e was born in England and moved to the U.S., where she obtained a BA in Philosophy and Art History, and an MA in Philosophy from the City University of New York. Throughout this time she maintained a serious interest in Eastern metaphysics and studied various aspects of New Age spirituality. Her first book, \u003ci\u003ePlato's Dialogues: Path to Initiation, \u003c\/i\u003esuggests that Plato's dialogues--a testimony to rational thought--contain a subtext that reveals a step-by-step pathway to higher knowledge and eventual initiation into the mysteries. Carol is currently working on her third book that seeks to show unity in the different pathways to union with God.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Portal Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43128189157491,"sku":"9.78098E+12","price":26.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_f0e56d1a-8a01-4fdc-b7c9-971d3459236f.jpg?v=1749733661","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/platos-dialogues-path-to-initiation-9780983198468","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}