A favorable review of our fine book!: "There
is no dearth of textbooks offering an introduction to Plato's thought,
but Holbo's stands apart in the scope of its introductory material and
its user-friendly style ..." Belle's translations get a favorable look-in as well.
It's quite a relief not just to get a good review from such a respectable site but to get such a straight review. I've been a bit worried that the book's solidity might be overlooked, even by people who like the cute illustrations. So I'm very glad to read this sort of thing: "One
concern I had reading the text with a mind to possibly adopting it for
a course is that the introductory material is almost too thorough."
I'll take that as a compliment.
Good for you! and congratulations.
Posted by: Noni Mausa | December 19, 2009 at 02:49 PM
Thanks!
Posted by: jholbo | December 19, 2009 at 11:23 PM
Congratulations!
Posted by: Batocchio | December 31, 2009 at 07:05 AM
Pursuant to para 3 of the J&B comments policy; to wit:
Severable from the above, and to the extent permitted by law, you are also granting to this blog's proprietors the right to so release any and all comments you may make to any OTHER blog at any time. This is retroactive. By publishing ANY comment to this blog, you thereby grant to the proprietors of this blog the right to release any of your comments (made to any blog, at any time, past, present or future) under the terms of the above CC license.
I would like to grant license to John and Belle to use any comment I have made, or will make, on the intertoobz, or in any other forum, for clarification, edification or condemnation (I write stupid shite as well).
It would be an honor, Sir and Ma'am.
Posted by: Poicephalus | February 28, 2010 at 02:14 AM
Poor, forlorn, John-and-Belle-used-to-have-a-blog.
I've got nothing to say here. It just aesthetically offended me to see all those "buy viagra"s at the top of the recent comments list in the sidebar.
Posted by: Jacob T. Levy | April 22, 2010 at 01:55 AM
Nah, it's all part of a clever plot. You see, we're going to reprint all this comment spam as Cafe Press tee-shirts and coffee mugs and make a killing. Retire to Bali in comfort!
Posted by: jholbo | April 30, 2010 at 09:40 AM