Myth and philosophy in Plato's Phaedrus
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Plato's dialogues frequently criticize traditional Greek myth, yet Plato also integrates myth with his writing. Daniel S. Werner confronts this paradox through an in-depth analysis of the Phaedrus, Plato's most mythical dialogue. Werner argues that the myths of the Phaedrus serve several complex functions: they bring nonphilosophers into the philosophical life; they offer a starting point for philosophical inquiry; they unify the dialogue as a literary and dramatic whole; they draw attention to the limits of language and the limits of knowledge; and they allow Plato to co-opt cultural authority as a way of defining and legitimating the practice of philosophy. Platonic myth, as a species of traditional tale, is thus both distinct from philosophical dialectic and similar to it. Ultimately, the most powerful effect of Platonic myth is the way in which it leads readers to participate in Plato's dialogues and to engage in a process of self-examination.
العنوان |
Myth and philosophy in Plato's Phaedrus / Daniel S. Werner. |
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عنوان بديل |
Myth & Philosophy in Plato's Phaedrus |
الناشر |
Cambridge : Cambridge University Press |
تاريخ الإصدار |
2012 |
ملاحظات |
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015). Includes bibliographical references and index. English |
رقم الرف |
Introduction -- Boreas, Typhon, and the allegorization of myth -- The Palinode: soul and eros -- The Palinode: forms and knowledge -- The Palinode: tradition and philosophy -- The Cicadas -- Rhetoric and dialectic -- Theuth, Thamus, and the critique of writing -- The Phaedrus as a whole -- Conclusion. |
الشكل |
1 online resource (vi, 302 pages) : digital, PDF file(s). |
اللغة |
الانكليزية |
رقم النظام |
997010712902705171 |
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