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Acastos: Two Platonic Dialogues by Iris Murdoch

miles_books45's review against another edition

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informative lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Pretty good , fun way to discuss modern topics of love and religion in a different philosophical point of view. 
Many quotable sections aswell

asira's review

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challenging funny informative reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? N/A
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

I hesitated to give this 5 stars only because it challenged me, which I guess is actually a good thing. I highlighted a ton also

beth_jwilliams's review

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challenging reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.5

Very creative way of discussing modern thoughts through the template of Socratic discussion. Interesting stuff. 

rosiebarclay's review

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fun dialogue soctrates was funnnee also v good ! vibes w the chat u found v gd coz i know little on philosophy of art

knightbirds's review

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lighthearted reflective relaxing slow-paced

4.0

Bunch of ancient greek friends talk about their opinions 

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